Covetous and Scrounging

Covetous

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

Scrounging and covetous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scrounging" instead an adjective "Covetous".

Nearby Words: coveting, covetously

Scrounging

Definitions of Covetous not found.

Covetous and scrounging are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Covetous" instead an adjective "Scrounging".

Nearby Words: scrounge, scrounger, scrounged
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