Definition of covetous

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  • covetous is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • covetous is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • covetous is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of covetous

  • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he was never covetous before he met her
    2. jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions

    Synonyms

    1. envious
    2. jealous
  • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adjective)

    Examples

    1. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields

    Synonyms

    1. avaricious
    2. grabby
    3. grasping
    4. greedy
    5. prehensile

See definition of covetous in Merriam Webster