Covetous
Covetous adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Retaliatory and covetous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliatory" instead an adjective "Covetous".
Nearby Words: coveting, covetously
Retaliatory
Retaliatory adjective - Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.
Covetous and retaliatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Covetous" instead an adjective "Retaliatory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and covetous
- close and retaliatory
- mean and covetous
- mean and retaliatory
- tight and covetous
- tight and retaliatory
- miserly and covetous
- miserly and retaliatory
- malicious and covetous
- malicious and retaliatory
- niggardly and covetous
- niggardly and retaliatory
- resentful and covetous
- resentful and retaliatory
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