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Adjective Concept
EN
avaricious  covetous  grabby  grasping  greedy
EN
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth WordNet 3.0
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Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions. OmegaWiki
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. Wiktionary
Actuated by avarice. Wiktionary (translation)
EN
They are avaricious and will do anything for money WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A grasping old miser WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Grasping commercialism WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Greedy for money and power WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Grew richer and greedier WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
DERIVATION
avarice
avarice
grasping
greed
greediness
SIMILAR
acquisitive
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
Wiktionary
EN
avaricious
OmegaWiki
EN
acquisitive, avaricious, cash-hungry, covetous, greedy, moneygrubbing

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