avaricious vs greedy

avaricious and greedy both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, avaricious and greedy are synonyms defined as:

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

avaricious (adjective)	greedy (adjective)
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
	(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
	wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume