Covetous
Covetous adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Penny-pinching and covetous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penny-pinching" instead an adjective "Covetous".
Nearby Words: coveting, covetously
Penny-pinching
Penny-pinching adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.
Usage example: the new CEO's penny-pinching ways have helped to keep the company out of bankruptcy
Covetous and penny-pinching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Covetous" instead an adjective phrase "Penny-pinching".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and covetous
- close and penny-pinching
- greedy and covetous
- greedy and penny-pinching
- acquisitive and covetous
- acquisitive and penny-pinching
- mean and covetous
- mean and penny-pinching
- tight and covetous
- tight and penny-pinching
- selfish and covetous
- selfish and penny-pinching
- penurious and covetous
- penurious and penny-pinching
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