WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cov•et•ous /ˈkʌvətəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
cov•et•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Birdsshowing or involving an improper desire or wish for something:looking with covetous eyes at his neighbor's beautiful wife.
cov•et•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]
cov•et•ous
(kuv′i təs),USA pronunciation adj.
cov′et•ous•ly, adv.
cov′et•ous•ness, n.
- inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions;
greedy. - eagerly desirous.
- Anglo-French, Old French; see covet, -ous
- Middle English coveitous 1250–1300
cov′et•ous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grasping, rapacious. See avaricious.
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