COVETOUS

covetous. Covetous, a. very desirous of saving, greedy, near

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Cov″et‐ous (k?v″?t–?s), a. [[OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.]] 1. 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; — used in a good sense.
Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. Covetous death bereaved us all, To aggrandize one funeral. Emerson. 2. 2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; — in a bad sense.
The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South. Syn. — Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly. See Avaricious.