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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;
- Example: "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
- Example: "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
- Example: "a grasping old miser"
- Example: "grasping commercialism"
- Example: "greedy for money and power"
- Example: "grew richer and greedier"
- Example: "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
[syn: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile]

2. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
- Example: "avid for adventure"
- Example: "an avid ambition to succeed"
- Example: "fierce devouring affection"
- Example: "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
- Example: "greedy for fame"
[syn: avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy]

3. wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume;
- Example: "don't be greedy with the cookies"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Greedy \Greed"y\ (gr[=e]d"[y^]), a. [Compar. Greedier
   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Greediest.] [OE. gredi, AS.
   gr[=ae]dig, gr[=e]dig; akin to D. gretig, OS. gr[=a]dag, OHG.
   gr[=a]tag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, gr[*a]dig, Icel.
   gr[=a][eth]ugr, Goth. gr[=e]dags greedy, gr[=e]d[=e]n to be
   hungry; cf. Skr. g[.r]dh to be greedy. Cf. Greed.]
   1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous;
      voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that
      is greedy of his prey.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous;
      eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

greedy
    adj 1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are
           avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting
           covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old
           miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and
           power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers
           stingy with raises for their employees" [syn:
           avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy,
           prehensile]
    2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
       "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce
       devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid
       curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: avid, devouring(a),
       esurient, greedy]
    3: wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume;
       "don't be greedy with the cookies"