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covetouscovetous /ˈkʌvət̮əs/ adjective formal disapproving THESAURUSfeeling angry and unhappy because someone has a quality, thing, or ability that you wish you had► jealousfeeling angry and unhappy because someone has a quality, thing, or ability that you wish you had: He’s jealous because I got the job and he didn’t. ► envious wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has: I was not allowed to go to parties, and I was envious of the girls who did. ► covetous formal covetous means the same as envious but sounds more literary: Animals, unlike humans, are not covetous of power, money, or fame. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has, especially wealth SYN envious: They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbors’ fields.► see thesaurus at jealous—covetously adverb—covetousness noun [uncountable] |