covetous meaning and definition

COVETOUS adjective

Definition of covetous (adjective)

1. 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"; "envious of their art collection"
   • synonyms: envious, jealous
2. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
   • "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
   • synonyms: avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile