covetous

covetous is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.
2. transitive verb. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
3. adjective. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

   "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"

   "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"

   Synonyms: avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

4. adjective. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

   "he was never covetous before he met her"

   "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"

   Synonyms: envious, jealous

Synonyms

avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile, envious, jealous

Common word forms

covetously, covetousness

Words from these letters

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