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==Definitions==
*1: marked by inordinate [[desire]] for [[wealth]] or [[possessions]] or for another's possessions
*2: having a craving for possession <covetous of [[power]]>
==Synonyms==
covetous, [[greed]]y, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong [[desire]] for especially [[material]] [[possessions]]. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions <covetous 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 covetous and greedy an implication of [[selfishness]] and often suggests unfair or ruthless means <a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives>. avaricious implies [[Obsession|obsessive]] acquisitiveness especially of [[money]] and strongly suggests stinginess <an avaricious miser>.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: marked by inordinate [[desire]] for [[wealth]] or [[possessions]] or for another's possessions
*2: having a craving for possession <covetous of [[power]]>
==Synonyms==
covetous, [[greed]]y, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong [[desire]] for especially [[material]] [[possessions]]. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions <covetous 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 covetous and greedy an implication of [[selfishness]] and often suggests unfair or ruthless means <a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives>. avaricious implies [[Obsession|obsessive]] acquisitiveness especially of [[money]] and strongly suggests stinginess <an avaricious miser>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
