Greedy
[adj] wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies"
[adj] immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
[adj] (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
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Synonyms
acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, desirous, devouring(a), esurient, gluttonous, grabby, grasping, prehensile
Related Terms
a hog for, acquiring, acquisitive, all-devouring, ambitious for self, Apician, autistic, avaricious, avid, bolting, bottomless, careerist, close, cormorant, coveting, covetous, cramming, crapulent, crapulous, craving, desirous, devouring, edacious, egotis