Eager for gain, wealth, and the like; avaricious, covetous, rapacious. Const. as in sense 1.

Too greedy, excessively greedy. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too greedy as a class.

Avaricious.

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

Vehemently desirous; characterized by desire or longing; of the nature of concupiscence.

Immoderately desirous of accumulating wealth; greedy of gain, grasping; figurative eager to possess or accumulate.

avaricious.

Pertaining to lucre; gainful. Also, avaricious, covetous.

Showing or characterized by excessive desire for having or retaining possessions; miserly, covetous; greedy, acquisitive. Now rare (chiefly Englis…

Of persons, their actions and sentiments: Bent upon or directed towards making of gain; avaricious, covetous. Obsolete.

Eagerly desirous, full of concupiscence.

That holds, in various senses (see the verb); retentive; grasping; tenacious.

That gripes, grasps, or clutches tightly. Also figurative of persons, their actions, etc.: Grasping, usurious, avaricious, ‘squeezing’.

Relating to, or of the nature of, concupiscence; lustful.

Having or inclined to have too much; greedy, avaricious.

Grasping, avaricious. (Only in T. Adams.)

Greedy, avaricious.

= concupiscible, adj. 2.

Of appropriating character or tendency; pertaining or tending to appropriation.

Eager for gain.

That covets.

figurative. Eager for gain, greedy, avaricious.

Eagerly desirous; lustful.

Having the ability, propensity, or desire to acquire things; esp. excessively concerned with material gain; greedy, avaricious.

Excessively covetous, avaricious, or greedy; characterized by or subject to pleonexia.

Caribbean and in African-American usage. Covetous; greedy. Cf. sense B. 1.

That seeks or desires material wealth or possessions; greedy, acquisitive.

Of or relating to possession; indicating possession. Also, of a person: showing a desire to possess or to retain what one possesses; showing…

Having a tendency to grab; greedy, grasping.

figurative. colloquial (originally U.S.). Designating or characteristic of a person (originally and esp. a woman) given to forming romantic or…

Of a person or their behaviour: characterized by the inclination to defend territory or other property in an intolerant or aggressive manner…