covetous
[adjective]
Synonyms: envious, acquisitive, avaricious, close-fisted, grasping, greedy, jealous, rapacious, yearning

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Contrasted words: generous, liberal, munificent, ungrudging, unselfish, abstemious, abstinent, ascetic, austere, moderate, restrained, temperate
Related Words: esurient, gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous, voracious, hoggish, lickerish, piggish, swinish, avid, eager, keen, envious, jealous, grudging, selfish

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English Thesaurus: jealous, envious, green with envy, covetou

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cov‧et‧ous /ˈkʌvətəs, ˈkʌvɪtəs/ adjective formal
having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours’ fields.
—covetously adverb
—covetousness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have:
Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.
Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has:
When I saw the garden, I was really envious.
She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
green with envy very envious:
You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
The King was a covetous and grasping man.

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