Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - covetous
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adjective Date: 13th century 1. marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions 2. having a craving for possession ~ of power • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. ~ implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions ~ of his brother's country estate. greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire greedy for status symbols. acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep an eagerly acquisitive mind. grasping adds to ~ and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives. avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess an avaricious miser. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (usu. foll. by of) 1 greatly desirous (esp. of another person's property). 2 grasping, avaricious. Derivatives covetously adv. covetousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF coveitous f. Gallo-Roman ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. алчный, жадный; жаждущий to cast covetous eyes towards smth. —- жадно взирать на что-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has, especially wealth (They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours' fields.) - covetously adv - covetousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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