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covetous

adjective /kəvɪtəs/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 16
Definitions
adjective

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

“he was never covetous before he met her”

adjective

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

“casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields”

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