greedn.

Brit.

/ɡriːd/, U.S.

/ɡrid/, Scottish English

/ɡrid/

Forms: Also 1600s gread, griede.

Etymology: Back-formation < greedy adj. (Old English had dative plural grǽdum used adverbially = ‘with greediness’.)

Originally Scottish.

Inordinate or insatiate longing, esp. for wealth; avaricious or covetous desire. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors 38 b Whose avarice and gread of geare is such, that they care not whom with they joyne, so being they be ritch.

1618 W. Lithgow Pilgrimes Farewell sig. E Is hee poore, then faine hee would bee rich: And rich, what tormentes his great griede doth feele.

1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xxi, in Poems 17 Some rascal's pridefu' greed to quench.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 166 The Duke of Albany is generally hated for his greed and covetousness.

1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 130 Many..attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 515 If greed of power and gold have led thee on.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §2. 10 The greed of plunder drew fresh war~bands from the German coast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

greedv.

Brit.

/ɡriːd/, U.S.

/ɡrid/

Etymology: < greed n.

rare.

a. intransitive. To indulge one's greed; to be avaricious; to have an eager longing for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > desire inordinately [verb (intransitive)]

lust1530

greedc1685

to skin a flint1834

c1685–8 Huntingd. Ploughman's Compl. in Roxburghe Ballads (1890) VII. 32 On wealth her mother's mind was bent, she greeded out of measure.

1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 53 176 You might the horrent jaws survey, Griesly, and greeding for their prey.

b. transitive. To long for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > desire strongly or eagerly [verb (transitive)]

to gape uponc1340

galp1546

gape1552

to gape ata1586

to die for1591

ambition1601

raven1607

ambigate1633

ambitionate?c1642

ambiate1659

sparkle1665

to be for1673

efflagitate1676

greed1848

to be spoiling for1865

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. xi. xi. 218 The ravens sit greeding, And watching, and heeding..And ravens sit greeding Their share of the bones.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greed
释义	greedn. Brit. /ɡriːd/, U.S. /ɡrid/, Scottish English /ɡrid/ Forms: Also 1600s gread, griede. Etymology: Back-formation < greedy adj. (Old English had dative plural grǽdum used adverbially = ‘with greediness’.) Originally Scottish. Inordinate or insatiate longing, esp. for wealth; avaricious or covetous desire. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors 38 b Whose avarice and gread of geare is such, that they care not whom with they joyne, so being they be ritch. 1618 W. Lithgow Pilgrimes Farewell sig. E Is hee poore, then faine hee would bee rich: And rich, what tormentes his great griede doth feele. 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xxi, in Poems 17 Some rascal's pridefu' greed to quench. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 166 The Duke of Albany is generally hated for his greed and covetousness. 1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 130 Many..attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 515 If greed of power and gold have led thee on. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §2. 10 The greed of plunder drew fresh war~bands from the German coast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). greedv. Brit. /ɡriːd/, U.S. /ɡrid/ Etymology: < greed n. rare. a. intransitive. To indulge one's greed; to be avaricious; to have an eager longing for. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > desire inordinately [verb (intransitive)] lust1530 greedc1685 to skin a flint1834 c1685–8 Huntingd. Ploughman's Compl. in Roxburghe Ballads (1890) VII. 32 On wealth her mother's mind was bent, she greeded out of measure. 1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 53 176 You might the horrent jaws survey, Griesly, and greeding for their prey. b. transitive. To long for. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > desire strongly or eagerly [verb (transitive)] to gape uponc1340 galp1546 gape1552 to gape ata1586 to die for1591 ambition1601 raven1607 ambigate1633 ambitionate?c1642 ambiate1659 sparkle1665 to be for1673 efflagitate1676 greed1848 to be spoiling for1865 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. xi. xi. 218 The ravens sit greeding, And watching, and heeding..And ravens sit greeding Their share of the bones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609v.c1685
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