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cov⋅et⋅ous

  [kuhv-i-tuhs]
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–adjective
1. inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
2. eagerly desirous.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME coveitous < AF, OF; see covet, -ous

Related forms:
cov⋅et⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
cov⋅et⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. grasping, rapacious. See avaricious.
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cov·et·ous   (kŭv'ĭ-təs)   
adj.  
  1. Excessively and culpably desirous of the possessions of another. See Synonyms at jealous.
  2. Marked by extreme desire to acquire or possess: covetous of learning.
cov'et·ous·ly adv., cov'et·ous·ness n.
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Covetousness

Cov"et*ous*ness\, n. 1. Strong desire. [R.]

When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. --Shak.

2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense.

Covetousness, by a greed of getting more, deprivess itself of the true end of getting. --Sprat.

Syn: Avarice; cupidity; eagerness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Covetousness

a strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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