greedy 音标拼音: [gr'idi]
a . 贪吃的;贪婪的;渴望的
贪吃的;贪婪的;渴望的
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 " [
synonym :
{
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 " [
synonym : {
avid }, {
devouring (
a )},
{
esurient }, {
greedy }]
3 :
wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume ;
"
don '
t be greedy with the cookies "
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 ]
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
greedy ":
Apician ,
a hog for ,
acquiring ,
acquisitive ,
all -
devouring ,
ambitious for self ,
autistic ,
avaricious ,
avid ,
bolting ,
bottomless ,
careerist ,
close ,
cormorant ,
coveting ,
covetous ,
cramming ,
crapulent ,
crapulous ,
craving ,
desirous ,
devouring ,
edacious ,
egotistical ,
esurient ,
glutting ,
gluttonizing ,
gluttonous ,
gobbling ,
gorging ,
grabby ,
grasping ,
gulping ,
guttling ,
guzzling ,
hoggish ,
hyperphagic ,
individualistic ,
insatiable ,
insatiate ,
intemperate ,
itchy ,
limitless ,
materialistic ,
mean ,
mercenary ,
mingy ,
miserly ,
money -
hungry ,
money -
mad ,
narcissistic ,
near ,
niggardly ,
omnivorous ,
overgreedy ,
parsimonious ,
penny -
pinching ,
penurious ,
personalistic ,
piggish ,
polyphagic ,
possessive ,
prehensile ,
privatistic ,
quenchless ,
rapacious ,
ravening ,
ravenous ,
remote ,
self -
absorbed ,
self -
admiring ,
self -
advancing ,
self -
besot ,
self -
centered ,
self -
considerative ,
self -
contained ,
self -
devoted ,
self -
esteeming ,
self -
indulgent ,
self -
interested ,
self -
jealous ,
self -
occupied ,
self -
pleasing ,
self -
seeking ,
self -
serving ,
self -
sufficient ,
selfish ,
slakeless ,
sordid ,
stingy ,
stuffing ,
swinish ,
tight ,
tight -
fisted ,
unappeasable ,
unappeased ,
unquenchable ,
unsated ,
unsatisfied ,
unslakeable ,
unslaked ,
venal ,
voracious ,
wolfing
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