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av·a·ri·cious
 avaricious
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
marked by avarice; greedy, esp. for wealth; grasping.
The avaricious relatives fawned over their aging aunt in the hope of inheriting some of her wealth.- similar words:
- covetous, grasping, greedy, sordid
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acquisitive, hack, mercenary, miserly, selfish, voracious |
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| derivations: |
avariciously (adv.), avariciousness (n.) |
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