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adjective, greed·i·er, greed·i·est.

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 followed by of or for): greedy for praise.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English gredy, Old English grædig; cognate with Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic gredags

Related forms

greed·i·ly, adverb

greed·i·ness, noun

o·ver·greed·i·ly, adverb

o·ver·greed·i·ness, noun

o·ver·greed·y, adjective

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un·greed·y, adjective

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Synonyms
1. grasping, rapacious, selfish. 1, 3. See avaricious. 2. ravenous, voracious, gluttonous, insatiable. 3. covetous, anxious.

Antonyms
1. generous, unselfish.

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In fact, this practice makes universities appear to be both greedy and dishonest.

Comparing the success of the greedy elite per country and their propensity to gobble up everything in sight is a diversion.

Galápagos penguins herding fish are interrupted by some greedy pelicans.

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In fact, this practice makes universities appear to be both greedy and dishonest.

Comparing the success of the greedy elite per country and their propensity to gobble up everything in sight is a diversion.

Galápagos penguins herding fish are interrupted by some greedy pelicans.

Furthermore, takers do not realize how greedy they appear to those on the receiving end.

The native american is overdue for recognition, their contribution to the survival of the greedy and opportunistic.

The plums, dusky and warm from the sun, are steadily disappearing under my greedy fingers.

In order to thwart these waves of greedy menaces, you'll lay down a variety of traps and monsters.

We too have rescinded offers from overly greedy candidates.

Existing fuel cells intended for cars are not quite so greedy.

They were greedy and sloppy, but the tree is unfazed.

It also provides for the kind of deep pockets liability greedy trail lawyers dream about.

Greedy vendors saw the opportunity to instantly make whole swathes of products obsolete, and they did it.

But you need to be aware that negotiating every single aspect of an offer can make a candidate seem greedy.

Such requirements may shove laggards along a bit, but they will not stop the greedy or perverse.

Please stop causing the extinction of animals and educate yourself on how not to be greedy and self-centered.

Keep the funds out of the greedy paws of the military-industrial complex and corporate welfare programs.

Eliminate the telephone and cable co's because they are greedy monopolies.

But don't greedy about it and expect those whom you were boosted over to think it's fair.

The greedy governor is not the only regional official or elected representative facing graft charges.

You're not greedy for wanting to go on this trip so much.

Matter of fact, you think the trillion dollar fossil fuel industry is a victim of grant greedy geophysicist.

It seems impossible because of the basic greedy and violent nature of man.

One greedy gouging capitalist helping to bring down a cohort of fellow greed-monsters.

The losers were obvious: greedy bankers, who got it in the neck from all three.

He is greedy for food or treats and jumps and snaps at hands.

Hypothesis: a sociopath would not be affected by being greedy.

Those of us who pay for unstable, not-ready-for-prime-time software marketed by greedy computer companies.

No they're warping their kids to be spoiled, self-centered greedy little brats.

They allowed a greedy few, many of them arms dealers, to pocket huge fortunes.

It must have been the doings of a greedy family from another village.

The homo sapien is an incredibly greedy stupid animal.

The truth is that there are a lot of greedy and envious people in the world.

Only matched by the unmitigated zeal of the uninformed and the greedy.

We have all run into the types who were born self-centered, greedy or even psychopathic.

Man is far too greedy to be reasonable unless forced to change by strong legislation and punishment.

Instead, make the greedy telecoms wait a few more months.

If a few children die then execute the greedy vermin.

But, that is also a big lie to make the gas companies and greedy governments look bad.

It is a buzz word created by greedy media ideolouges.

Must be global warming and the greedy ol' oil companies.

The only way that greedy americans will change their ways is through force.

Capitalism without government restraints can lead to greedy troubles.

The characters who comprise the town's small-minded and greedy elite add spice to the.

Over-estimating proved to be a problem as potential buyers marked down consignors they regarded as greedy.

The greedy fellow then begins to slyly buy up their land.

In light of recent record-breaking prices, some consignors have grown greedy and auctioneers over-confident.

It turns out that all that haggling at a dealership is motivated not by greedy dealers or cheap consumers.

After gold is discovered, the community is plagued by the antics of greedy treasure seekers.

It is all the greedy adults around the student-athletes that make everything so perverse.

Now governments are feasting their greedy eyes on private-sector pension pots.

There will be no greedy underwriters to get in his way.

Forget greedy borrowers, napping regulators or global economic imbalances.

Craigslist was then attacked for being greedy and for profiting off of.

It is a can't win situation- akin to trying to please greedy venture capitalists with a long-range plan.

The problem comes when greedy politicians start claiming that profits are windfalls when in fact they are deserved and expected.

Areas aflicted with greedy dictators or religious zealots can be firebombed with the actual vermin targeted.

The rivers of blood, countless writhing souls and vats of boiling gold for torturing the greedy are something to behold.

Those incompetent, greedy bastards don't deserve a red cent.

Most of the people greedy for more money, have no understanding of what money is or where it comes from.

Bunch of greedy corporations taking our private systems hostage.

Japanese businessmen generally regard outside investors as greedy speculators rather than partners.

Once again their greedy pricing will be their downfall.

Legions of farmers are angry that their land has been swallowed up for building by greedy local officials.

Academics and middle manages are equally greedy and selfless.

Its greedy partners avoid the tax that others have to pay.

It is unfortunate that you are so greedy that you will not provide your amazing technology to the world for free.

Let's put a stop to those greedy people destroying our planet once and for all to hell with the free market system.

It seems unbelievably greedy to favor short term profits over the long term survival of our natural life support system.

And perhaps no one will call them greedy when they do.

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World English Dictionary

greedy (ˈɡriːdɪ)

—*adj* (foll by for) , greedier, greediest
1.	excessively desirous of food or wealth, esp in large amounts; voracious
2.	eager (for): a man greedy for success

[Old English grǣdig; related to Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic grēdags hungry, Old High German grātac]

'greedily

—*adv*

'greediness

—n

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Word Origin & History

greedy

O.E. grædig "voracious," also "covetous," from P.Gmc. *grædagaz (cf. O.S. gradag, O.N. graðr "greed, hunger"), from base *græduz (cf. Goth. gredus "hunger," O.E. grædum "eagerly"), cognate with Skt. grdh "to be greedy." In Gk., the word was philargyros, lit. "money-loving."

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A German word for it is habsüchtig, from haben "to have" + sucht "sickness, disease," with sense tending toward "passion for."

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