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单词 covetousness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cov•et•ous /ˈkʌvətəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Birdsshowing or involving an improper desire or wish for something:looking with covetous eyes at his neighbor's beautiful wife.
cov•et•ous•ly, adv. 
cov•et•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cov•et•ous  (kuv′i təs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions;
    greedy.
  2. eagerly desirous.
  • Anglo-French, Old French; see covet, -ous
  • Middle English coveitous 1250–1300
cov′et•ous•ly, adv. 
cov′et•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grasping, rapacious. See avaricious. 
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