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greedyadjective having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessionsa young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches the greedy exploitation of the land by developers acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, mercenary, moneygrubbing, rapacious commercialistic, materialistic, philistinedesirous, eager, itchy, lickerish, miserlyhoggish, piggish, piggy, swinishdevouring, gluttonous, gobbling, insatiable, ravenous, unquenchable, voraciousegocentric, egoistic(also egoistical), egotistic(or egotistical), self-centered, self-seekingdiscontent, discontented, malcontent, unsatisfiedbegrudging, grudging, resentful nonmaterialisticaltruistic, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, selfless, unselfish, unsparingcontrolled, moderate, restrained, temperatecontent, sated, satisfied having a huge appetitehe's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it edacious, esurient, gluttonous, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, ravenous, swinish, voracious hearty, wolfishdevouring, gobbling, gorging, gormandizing, gulpinginsatiable, unquenchable, unslakableempty, famished, hungry, peckish(chiefly British), starved, starvingmalnourished, underfed, undernourished content, full, glutted, sated, satiated, satisfied, stuffed showing urgent desire or interesthe's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked(slang), great, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked(slang), thirsty, voracious, wild engaged, interestedhappy, hung up, obsessedambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, piningbreathless, restive, restlessamenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing champing at the bit, chomping at the bit apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterestedaloof, detached, disinterestedimpassive, stolidhalfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritlessaverse, disinclined, hesitant, loath(also loth or loathe), reluctant, unwilling covetous, greedy, 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 obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess.an avaricious miser before the 12th century |