covetous
adj/ˈkʌvətəs/
Etymology
From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.
- derived from cupiditas
- derived from *cuveitus✻
- inherited from coveitous
Definitions
Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else
Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
- The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied.
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No curated loop yet for covetous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA