covetousadj.

/ˈkʌvɪtəs/

Forms: Middle English coueitus, coveitus, covaitus, coveytous, covaytous, covetus, covaitous, Middle English coueitous, coveitous, covatus, Middle English–1500s covetous(e, Middle English coueitose, coveitose, covetows(e, covettus, cowatouss, 1500s covetuous, coveteous, Middle English– covetous.

Etymology: < Old French coveitus, -os (in 13th cent. covoiteus , later convoiteux ) = Provençal cobeitos , cubitos < Latin *cupidit-ōsus , < cupiditās (compare calamitōsus < calamitās ): see cupidity n. and -ous suffix.

a. Having an ardent or excessive desire of (or †for) anything; eagerly desirous to do, have, or be.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective]

lustfulc893

yevereOE

covetousa1300

unmeasurablea1398

lustsomea1400

over-lustya1500

coveting1526

kitish1566

inexpleble1569

salt1598

over-desirous1647

voraginousa1652

sitient1656

voragious1665

gluttonous1671

ingorgeous1679

voracious1746

edacious1819

snack1883

desperatea1958

a1300 Floriz & Bl. 367 Whanne þu lest him þe cupe iseo..He wile be wel coveitus.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 180 Of gold to ben to covetous.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 25802 Þou man þou has ben to couetus Abote werlds wining fuus.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxxii. 654 Desirous to Iuste and covetouse to do chiualrie.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. B4^v How couetous thou art of nouelties!

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iii. 24 By Ioue, I am not couetous for Gold.

1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 140 How he might be made couetous to heare many things.

1699 Ld. Reay in Pepys' Diary VI. 191 The acquaintance of this man, of which I am very covetous.

1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 75 Covetous only of a virtuous praise.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 189 As covetous of power and as impatient of restraint as any of the Stuarts.

b. Of actions: Eager.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]

needfulOE

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

throc1330

fierce1377

desirousc1386

affectuousa1400

yeverousa1400

inwardc1402

earnestful?1406

rathe?c1450

zealing1459

increc1480

affectual1483

zealous1526

affectioneda1533

jealous1535

heartyc1540

affectivec1550

earnest1563

pricking1575

forward1587

affectionate1598

passiveless1602

zealful1602

full-hearteda1616

wholehearted1644

intense1645

high1649

covetous1652

thorough-hearted1656

keen as mustard1659

fell1667

fervent1673

smirk1674

zealed1679

prest1697

strenuous1713

enthusiastic1741

enthusiastical1755

whole-souled1821

con amore1828

lyrical1875

mustard1919

gung ho1942

1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Chiromancy in Wks. (1683) 557 A more Covetous and diligent search.

a. Culpably or inordinately desirous of gaining wealth or possessions; esp. of that which belongs to another or to which one has no right; greedy, grasping, avaricious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions

greedya1000

overgreedyOE

avarous1303

covetous1340

concupiscible1398

avaricious1474

silver-sick?a1500

lucrous1511

having1528

lucrative1549

concupiscentious1555

holding1569

griping?1573

concupiscential1577

over-havinga1600

gripulous1614

ingordigious1637

concupitive1651

appropriative1655

lucripetous1675

coveting1699

grasping1747

concupiscenta1834

acquisitive1846

pleonectic1858

big-eye1868

wanting1876

possessive1889

grabby1910

gold-digging1925

territorial1966

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 80 Þe proude zekþ þing worþssipuol. Þe couaytous þing uremuol.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Tim. iii. 3 It bihoueth a byschop for to be..not coueitous.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23750 Þe flexs es ai to filthes fus, þe werld nithful and couatus.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2245 The Steward is a couetouse man, þat longe hath desirid A knyff I have in kepeing.

1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xxv. sig. Fiij/2 Ryches encreaseth auaryce in a couetous man.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Fvij The couetous manne..desirereth stil to haue, beyng neuer content.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. P1, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) The prodigall and couetous doe offend alike, for neither do liue as they ought.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 496 Covetous, that is, Ravenous after what is anothers.

a1672 A. Wood Life (1848) 113 A covetuous civilian and public notary.

1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 79 One is so couetous that he liues poor to dye rich.

1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 19 The stronger, shrewder, or more covetous men.

b. Of actions, etc.: Proceeding from cupidity or avarice.

ΚΠ

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 158 The covetouse flatery, Which many a worthy king deceiveth.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxvii. f.cxi^v Ottho with this couetous promesse deceyued assembled his knights.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 146 They..Fear no covetous oath, all false free promises heed not.

c. By confusion of endings, it was sometimes written for covetise n., covetousness.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 23147 Þe couaitus, for-soth to tell, Has mani saule broght to hell.

?1471 W. Worcester in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 355 The vnkyndnesse and covetise that was shewed me.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11759 Till he caght was in couetouse, & cumbrit hym seluen.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 783 For anger and not for couetous, the Protector..spoyled her of al that euer she had.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	covetous
释义	covetousadj. /ˈkʌvɪtəs/ Forms: Middle English coueitus, coveitus, covaitus, coveytous, covaytous, covetus, covaitous, Middle English coueitous, coveitous, covatus, Middle English–1500s covetous(e, Middle English coueitose, coveitose, covetows(e, covettus, cowatouss, 1500s covetuous, coveteous, Middle English– covetous. Etymology: < Old French coveitus, -os (in 13th cent. covoiteus , later convoiteux ) = Provençal cobeitos , cubitos < Latin cupidit-ōsus , < cupiditās* (compare calamitōsus < calamitās ): see cupidity n. and -ous suffix. 1. a. Having an ardent or excessive desire of (or †for) anything; eagerly desirous to do, have, or be. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 a1300 Floriz & Bl. 367 Whanne þu lest him þe cupe iseo..He wile be wel coveitus. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 180 Of gold to ben to covetous. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 25802 Þou man þou has ben to couetus Abote werlds wining fuus. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxxii. 654 Desirous to Iuste and covetouse to do chiualrie. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. B4^v How couetous thou art of nouelties! a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iii. 24 By Ioue, I am not couetous for Gold. View more context for this quotation 1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 140 How he might be made couetous to heare many things. 1699 Ld. Reay in Pepys' Diary VI. 191 The acquaintance of this man, of which I am very covetous. 1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 75 Covetous only of a virtuous praise. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 189 As covetous of power and as impatient of restraint as any of the Stuarts. b. Of actions: Eager. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] needfulOE anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 throc1330 fierce1377 desirousc1386 affectuousa1400 yeverousa1400 inwardc1402 earnestful?1406 rathe?c1450 zealing1459 increc1480 affectual1483 zealous1526 affectioneda1533 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 earnest1563 pricking1575 forward1587 affectionate1598 passiveless1602 zealful1602 full-hearteda1616 wholehearted1644 intense1645 high1649 covetous1652 thorough-hearted1656 keen as mustard1659 fell1667 fervent1673 smirk1674 zealed1679 prest1697 strenuous1713 enthusiastic1741 enthusiastical1755 whole-souled1821 con amore1828 lyrical1875 mustard1919 gung ho1942 1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Chiromancy in Wks. (1683) 557 A more Covetous and diligent search. 2. a. Culpably or inordinately desirous of gaining wealth or possessions; esp. of that which belongs to another or to which one has no right; greedy, grasping, avaricious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions greedya1000 overgreedyOE avarous1303 covetous1340 concupiscible1398 avaricious1474 silver-sick?a1500 lucrous1511 having1528 lucrative1549 concupiscentious1555 holding1569 griping?1573 concupiscential1577 over-havinga1600 gripulous1614 ingordigious1637 concupitive1651 appropriative1655 lucripetous1675 coveting1699 grasping1747 concupiscenta1834 acquisitive1846 pleonectic1858 big-eye1868 wanting1876 possessive1889 grabby1910 gold-digging1925 territorial1966 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 80 Þe proude zekþ þing worþssipuol. Þe couaytous þing uremuol. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Tim. iii. 3 It bihoueth a byschop for to be..not coueitous. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23750 Þe flexs es ai to filthes fus, þe werld nithful and couatus. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2245 The Steward is a couetouse man, þat longe hath desirid A knyff I have in kepeing. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xxv. sig. Fiij/2 Ryches encreaseth auaryce in a couetous man. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Fvij The couetous manne..desirereth stil to haue, beyng neuer content. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. P1, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) The prodigall and couetous doe offend alike, for neither do liue as they ought. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 496 Covetous, that is, Ravenous after what is anothers. a1672 A. Wood Life (1848) 113 A covetuous civilian and public notary. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 79 One is so couetous that he liues poor to dye rich. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 19 The stronger, shrewder, or more covetous men. b. Of actions, etc.: Proceeding from cupidity or avarice. ΚΠ 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 158 The covetouse flatery, Which many a worthy king deceiveth. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxvii. f.cxi^v Ottho with this couetous promesse deceyued assembled his knights. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 146 They..Fear no covetous oath, all false free promises heed not. c. By confusion of endings, it was sometimes written for covetise n., covetousness. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 23147 Þe couaitus, for-soth to tell, Has mani saule broght to hell. ?1471 W. Worcester in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 355 The vnkyndnesse and covetise that was shewed me. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11759 Till he caght was in couetouse, & cumbrit hym seluen. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 783 For anger and not for couetous, the Protector..spoyled her of al that euer she had. 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