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| avaricious |
marked by avarice; greedy, esp. for wealth; grasping. |
| avid |
having an eager desire for; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| devour |
to eat or swallow in a greedy way. [2/3 definitions] |
| esurient |
hungry, esp. for money or power; greedy; voracious; avaricious. |
| gobble1 |
to eat in a fast, greedy, and sometimes noisy way. |
| 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 very quickly and in a large amount, as if greedy or in great need. [1/2 definitions] |
| Harpy |
(l.c.) a person who is very greedy or grasping. [1/4 definitions] |
| hog |
a person who is greedy or dirty. [1/4 definitions] |
| insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied or fulfilled; extremely greedy. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| miser |
a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money. |
| overreach |
to grasp in a greedy way as by cheating or other manipulation. [1/6 definitions] |
| pig |
a person who is very rude, greedy, or messy. [1/2 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] |
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