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| avaricious |
marked by avarice; greedy, esp. for wealth; grasping. |
| avid |
characterized by great eagerness; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| esurient |
hungry, esp. for money or power; greedy; voracious; avaricious. |
| gobble1 |
to eat in a hasty, greedy, and sometimes noisy manner (often fol. by "up"). [2/3 definitions] |
| grabby |
tending to or inclined to grab things; greedy. |
| grasping |
overly eager to obtain material goods, sometimes to the point of ruthlessness; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| guzzle |
to drink or eat rapidly and in large gulps, as if greedy or in great need. [1/3 definitions] |
| Harpy |
(l.c.) a person who is very greedy or grasping. [1/4 definitions] |
| hog |
(informal) a greedy, gluttonous, or filthy person. [1/4 definitions] |
| insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied or fulfilled; extremely greedy. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| miser |
a greedy, ungenerous person, esp. one who lives in poor circumstances in order to hoard money. |
| overreach |
to grasp in a greedy way as by cheating or other manipulation. [1/6 definitions] |
| pig |
(informal) someone who is thought to be exceptionally sloppy, greedy, or boorish. [1/3 definitions] |
| piggish |
greedy, sloppy, dirty, or boorish. |
| rapacious |
extremely greedy or ravenous; voracious. [1/2 definitions] |
| sordid |
selfishly greedy; mercenary or miserly. [1/3 definitions] |
| swill |
a deep, rapid, greedy swallow, esp. of liquor. [1/8 definitions] |
| vulture |
a greedy person who takes advantage of others. [1/2 definitions] |
| wolf |
a predatory or greedy person. [1/6 definitions] |
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