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covetous
What does covetous mean?
covetous (adjective): distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use covetous in a sentence?
- He was never covetous before he met her. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce covetous?
/ˈkʌvətəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does covetous come from?
From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to covetous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “covetous” mean?
existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable
Not quite: that's what abject means.
that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent
Not quite: that's what evocative means.
distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious
Right! That's what “covetous” means.
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
Not quite: that's what temperate means.
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