Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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greed | Yes | No | No | No |
greedy | No | Yes | No | No |
greed (noun) | greedy (noun) |
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reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | |
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves |
greed (adjective) | greedy (adjective) |
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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 |