avaricious (s)
covetous (s)
grabby (s)
grasping (s)
greedy (s)
prehensile (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
examples they are avaricious and will do anything for money
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
a grasping old miser
grasping commercialism
greedy for money and power
grew richer and greedier
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
Outgoing links
Similar to acquisitive
Derivationally related form greedy → greed; greedy → greediness
Derivationally related form greedy → greed
Derivationally related form grasping → grasping
Derivationally related form covetous → covetousness
Derivationally related form avaricious → avarice; avaricious → avarice
Derivationally related form avaricious → avariciousness
Incoming links
Similar to acquisitive
Derived from adjective greedily → greedy
Derived from adjective covetously → covetous
Derived from adjective avariciously → avaricious
Derivationally related form covetousness → covetous
Derivationally related form greed → greedy
Derivationally related form avarice → avaricious; avarice → avaricious
Derivationally related form grasping → grasping
Derivationally related form greediness → greedy; greed → greedy
Derivationally related form avariciousness → avaricious

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