avaricious vs covetous

avaricious and covetous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avaricious	No	Yes	No	No
covetous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, avaricious and covetous are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of avaricious include grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile.

avaricious (adjective)	covetous (adjective)
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
	showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages