greedy
/ɡɹˈidi/adjective2 syllables
Greedy means: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.
Synonyms for greedy12
adjective, as in immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile, acquisitive
adjective, as in (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
adjective, as in wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
gluttonous
What does greedy mean?3
adjective
1
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth“they are avaricious and will do anything for money”
2
(often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous“avid for adventure”
3
wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume“don't be greedy with the cookies”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with greedy?3
Greedy in a sentence
- Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.Swift
- He does not need to eat, he is just greedy.unknown
- The director of our neighborhood association is greedy, stingy and two-faced.frpzzd
- Poor people lack many things, greedy lack everything.Vibius_Marcus
- Yanni is a greedy, selfish, and manipulative person.Amastan
- The poor lack many things, but the greedy lack everything.kaiperkins271
- My dad is so greedy, he never gives me money.tieguy
- A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.AlanF_US
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Forms of greedy
as a adjective
- comparative
- greedier
- superlative
- greediest