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61grasping — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. niggardly, rapacious, penurious; see greedy 1 . See Synonym Study at greedy . n. Syn. hold, taking, grabbing; see catch 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. avaricious, greedy, acquisitive, hungry, covetous, rapacious,… …
62Selfishness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Selfishness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 selfishness selfishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 self love self love self indulgence self worship self interest Sgm: N 1 egotism egotism egoism Sgm: N 1 amour propre …
63voracious — voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, ravening, rapacious can all mean excessively greedy and can all apply to persons, their appetites and reactions, or their behavior. Voracious implies habitual gorging with food or drink, or with whatever satisfies …
64kā- — kā English meaning: to like, wish Deutsche Übersetzung: “gern haben, begehren” Material: O.Ind. kü yamüna “gern habend” (ü küyi ya “begehrenswert” with from this i̯opresent verschlepptem y ), perf. cakē ‘sich whereof gladden,… …
65greedy — [grēd′ē] adj. greedier, greediest [ME gredie < OE grædig < base of græd (in grædum, eagerly) + ig (see Y2), akin to Goth grēdags, lit., hungry < IE base * ĝher , to crave > Gr charis, grace, favor] 1. wanting or taking all that one… …
66covetously — adverb 1. with jealousy; in an envious manner he looked at his friend s new car jealously • Syn: ↑enviously, ↑jealously • Derived from adjective: ↑jealous (for: ↑jealously), ↑ …
67covetousness — noun 1. an envious eagerness to possess something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑envy, ↑enviousness 2. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • Syn: ↑avarice, ↑greed, ↑ …
68-ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… …
69cov´et|ous|ness — cov|et|ous «KUHV uh tuhs», adjective. 1. desiring things that belong to others: »Russia long has cast covetous eyes southward toward the Persian Gulf (Newsweek). 2. eagerly desirous, especially of money: »Covetous beyond all sense of humanity, he …
70cov´et|ous|ly — cov|et|ous «KUHV uh tuhs», adjective. 1. desiring things that belong to others: »Russia long has cast covetous eyes southward toward the Persian Gulf (Newsweek). 2. eagerly desirous, especially of money: »Covetous beyond all sense of humanity, he …
