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Definition of covetous in English: covetousadjective ˈkʌvɪtəsˈkəvədəs Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. she fingered the linen with covetous hands Example sentencesExamples - He was rash, arrogant and obstinate, contentious, envious and malicious, covetous and corrupt.
- The truth is that because of the unbiased media today, these covetous politicians have been exposed.
- Red has a lot of qualities that I should think you'd be covetous of.
- It may have been borne out of provincial jealousy and a covetous desire, but the attack was startling in its intensity.
- For now, though, buyers are still a bit covetous with the green stuff.
- A few of the other deadly sins arise from covetous vision.
- Poverty and misery have not imbued these characters with dignity but rather have made them covetous and begrudging.
- Possessing land, property, and wealth makes people covetous, the Bible warns.
- An enterprising news director covetous of higher ratings might well think about slanting his news to the right.
- By capturing them on canvas he forever locates them, with covetous jealousy, within his private, contained artistic universe.
- I shall go back as soon as I can for a long, covetous gaze.
- Christensen thinks that this new approach to power won't go out of style, that the negative always breeds covetous attention.
- Our valiant forces were lying in wait for them, inflicting heavy losses on the covetous invaders.
- It is the mask that the politically covetous wear to hide their self-seeking agenda.
- It had no chance before his covetous hands, his adoring eyes.
- Real Madrid have been making covetous eyes at the free-scoring Dutchman.
- Our King was, in a simple statement, a greedy, power-hungry covetous hog.
- It was the latter's reputation of which Silvers was bound to be especially covetous.
- Islanders do not openly admire the possessions of others because it suggests that one is envious and covetous.
- In my books there are healthy, happy people, and craven, covetous, miserable people.
Synonyms grasping, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, yearning, acquisitive, desirous, possessive, selfish jealous, envious, green with envy, green, green-eyed grudging, begrudging North American informal grabby
Derivatives adverb Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously. Example sentencesExamples - Now this method is being eyed covetously by western politicians.
- I may be boring, but they were eyeing my lunch covetously at the bus stop.
- Since I was alone, I did not dare to leave my spot, which other concertgoers were already eyeing covetously, to get an extra chair.
- It's all a matter of perspective and intent, something Cave covetously explores across the two discs.
- Historians may look covetously at the Academy's scientists.
- I used to sit at the kitchen table and covetously turn the thin pages, dog earring necessities to be pointed out to my parents.
noun It is this covetousness that fuels corruption in public life and communalises politics. Example sentencesExamples - While lagging behind on covetousness and lust, we beat all comers in the sheer weight of our self-admiration.
- It may be difficult to define greed, but it's easy to define covetousness.
- To this flesh belong adultery, covetousness, lust and murder.
- The sections explore grace in relation to problems like anxiety, impatience, covetousness, despondency and lust.
- It can be more subtle or it can be strong, such as covetousness, the desire for someone else's property.
Origin Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity). Definition of covetous in US English: covetousadjectiveˈkəvədəsˈkəvədəs Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. she fingered the linen with covetous hands Example sentencesExamples - He was rash, arrogant and obstinate, contentious, envious and malicious, covetous and corrupt.
- A few of the other deadly sins arise from covetous vision.
- In my books there are healthy, happy people, and craven, covetous, miserable people.
- Possessing land, property, and wealth makes people covetous, the Bible warns.
- It may have been borne out of provincial jealousy and a covetous desire, but the attack was startling in its intensity.
- It is the mask that the politically covetous wear to hide their self-seeking agenda.
- Real Madrid have been making covetous eyes at the free-scoring Dutchman.
- For now, though, buyers are still a bit covetous with the green stuff.
- An enterprising news director covetous of higher ratings might well think about slanting his news to the right.
- Our King was, in a simple statement, a greedy, power-hungry covetous hog.
- By capturing them on canvas he forever locates them, with covetous jealousy, within his private, contained artistic universe.
- Our valiant forces were lying in wait for them, inflicting heavy losses on the covetous invaders.
- Islanders do not openly admire the possessions of others because it suggests that one is envious and covetous.
- It was the latter's reputation of which Silvers was bound to be especially covetous.
- The truth is that because of the unbiased media today, these covetous politicians have been exposed.
- I shall go back as soon as I can for a long, covetous gaze.
- Red has a lot of qualities that I should think you'd be covetous of.
- Poverty and misery have not imbued these characters with dignity but rather have made them covetous and begrudging.
- It had no chance before his covetous hands, his adoring eyes.
- Christensen thinks that this new approach to power won't go out of style, that the negative always breeds covetous attention.
Synonyms grasping, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, yearning, acquisitive, desirous, possessive, selfish
Origin Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity). |