covetous

/kˈʌvətəs/

/kˈʌvəɾəs/

covetous

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

synonyms : avaricious

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

synonyms : envious

Examples

1. And I was covetous of the idea of getting to be on a set with James Gunn.

2. Soon Ream Eyso grew covetous and decided he must have Mekhala’s prize.

3. Of course, there were others who looked on at his steel empire with covetous eyes.

4. In South America, further inland, a region little explored by the Spaniards and the Portuguese attracts the covetous.