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English adjective: avaricious

1. avaricious immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth


SamplesThey are avaricious and will do anything for money.
Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields.
A grasping old miser.
Grasping commercialism.
Greedy for money and power.
Grew richer and greedier.
Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees.


Synonymscovetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile


Similaracquisitive


Antonymsunacquisitive









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