covetous (s)
envious (s)
jealous (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def showing extreme cupidity
def painfully desirous of another's advantages
examples he was never covetous before he met her
jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
envious of their art collection
Outgoing links
Similar to desirous, wishful
Derivationally related form envious → envy
Derivationally related form envious → enviousness
Derivationally related form covetous → covetousness
Incoming links
Similar to desirous, wishful
Derived from adjective jealously → jealous
Derived from adjective covetously → covetous
Derived from adjective enviously → envious
Derived from adjective jealously → jealous
Derivationally related form envy → envious
Derivationally related form covetousness → covetous
Derivationally related form enviousness → envious

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