greedy[adjective]Synonyms:- gluttonous, gormandizing, hungry, insatiable, piggish, ravenous, voracious
- grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, craving, desirous, rapacious, selfish
Contrasted words: bounteous, bountiful, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, exuberant, lavish, prodigal, profuse
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
greed‧y /ˈɡriːdi/
adjective (
comparative greedier,
superlative greediest)
[
Language: Old English;
Origin: grædig]
1. always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need:
a greedy and selfish society He looked at the gold with greedy eyes. Have you eaten them all, you greedy pig?greedy for They are greedy for profits.2. greedy guts British English spoken someone who is greedy:
Hey, greedy guts, leave some cake for me!—greedily adverb:
He grabbed the bottle and drank greedily.—greediness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲