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adjective

Greedy adj. (compar. greedier; superl. greediest)

Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.

Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

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Etymology of 'Greedy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Greedy" Quotes from Famous Books

... with Samuel," said Mrs. Treat, as if she would offer some apology for the almost greedy way in which her husband accepted the invitation; "he's always thinking so much about eating that I'm afraid he'll begin to fat up, and then I shall have to support both ...

— Mr. Stubbs's Brother - A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' • James Otis

... help it," answered Philippa. "I often box her ears, but it's no good. She's a greedy cat, I think. Not so nice as this one, and after all, black is a better colour than white, and Darkie has a ...

— Black, White and Gray - A Story of Three Homes • Amy Walton

... With greedy hands they tore away the sled and clutched at the precious supplies lying underneath. The fear of bringing an avalanche down on their heads was all that kept them from bursting into ...

— The Camp in the Snow - Besiedged by Danger • William Murray Graydon

... will be borrowed, even your very defects! You beg for Hispanization, and do not pale with shame when they deny it you! And even if they should grant it to you, what then—what have you gained? At best, a country of pronunciamentos, a land of civil wars, a republic of the greedy and the malcontents, like some of the republics of South America! To what are you tending now, with your instruction in Castilian, a pretension that would be ridiculous were it not for its deplorable consequences! You wish to add one more language to the forty ...

— The Reign of Greed - Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo' • Jose Rizal

... Mary's beyond his regency, and his next sermon is at Paul's cross,[68] [and that printed.] He loves publick things alive; and for any solemn entertainment he will find a mouth, find a speech who will. He is greedy of great acquaintance and many, and thinks it no small advancement to rise to be known. [He is one that has all the great names at court at his fingers ends, and their lodgings; and with a saucy, "my lord," will salute the best of them.] His talk at the ...

— Microcosmography - or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters • John Earle

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