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Definitions for Greedy

[1] excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
[2] having a strong or great desire for food or drink.
[3] keenly desirous; eager (often followed by of or for ): greedy for praise.
[4] excessively desirous of food or wealth, esp in large amounts; voracious
[5] (postpositive foll by for ) eager (for) a man greedy for success

Words related to Greedy

rapacious, selfish, hungry, impatient, eager, acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, covetous, craving, desirous, gluttonous, grasping, insatiable, intemperate, itchy, miserly, omnivorous

Words nearby Greedy

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Origin of Greedy

before 900; Middle English gredy, Old English grædig; cognate with Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic gredags

Other words from Greedy

greed·i·ly , adverb
greed·i·ness , noun
o·ver·greed·i·ly , adverb
o·ver·greed·i·ness , noun
o·ver·greed·y , adjective
un·greed·y , adjective

Word origin for Greedy

Old English grǣdig; related to Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic grēdags hungry, Old High German grātac

Synonyms for Greedy

eager, hungry, impatient, rapacious, selfish, acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, close-fisted, covetous, craving, desirous, devouring, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gobbling, gormandizing, grabby, grasping, grudging, gulping, guzzling, hoggish, insatiable, insatiate, intemperate, itchy, miserly, niggardly, omnivorous, parsimonious, pennypinching, penurious, piggish, prehensile, ravening, ravenous, stingy, swinish, tight, tight-fisted, voracious