Coveting and Greedy

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Coveting adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.

Usage example: cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace

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Greedy and coveting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Greedy" instead an adjective "Coveting".

Nearby Words: covetous, coveted

Greedy adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.

Usage example: the greedy exploitation of the land by developers

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Coveting and greedy are semantically related. You can use "Coveting" instead an adjective "Greedy".

Nearby Words: greed, greediness, greedily

Naturally right across the water from Tethra and coveting her with a greedy eye is the kingdom of Avalon, which is basically England with huge influences of King Arthur.

Source: Scotireland

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