excessively desirous of food or wealth, esp in large amounts; voracious - (postpositive) followed by for:
eager (for): a man greedy for success
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greed•y /ˈgridi/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
greed•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- excessively or overly desiring wealth, possessions, etc.; avaricious.
- having a strong or great desire for food or drink.
- keenly desirous;
eager:greedy for love.
greed•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
greed•y
(grē′dē),USA pronunciation adj., greed•i•er, greed•i•est.
greed′i•ly, adv.
greed′i•ness, n.
- excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.;
avaricious:the greedy owners of the company. - having a strong or great desire for food or drink.
- keenly desirous;
eager (often fol. by of or for):greedy for praise.
- bef. 900; Middle English gredy, Old English grædig; cognate with Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic gredags
greed′i•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grasping, rapacious, selfish.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See avaricious.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ravenous, voracious, gluttonous, insatiable.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged covetous, anxious.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous, unselfish.
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'greedy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- avid
- barracuda
- buddy-buddy
- cormorant
- covetous
- cupboard love
- descend
- esurient
- gannet
- glutton
- gluttonous
- golden goose
- grabby
- grasping
- greed
- gutsy
- guyver
- gyrfalcon
- hog
- hoggery
- hungry
- improvement
- insatiable
- lickerish
- mammonism
- maw
- open-mouthed
- pig
- piggish
- prehensile
- rapacious
- ravenous
- snoep
- unselfish
- vulturine