covetous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet. === Pronunciation === enPR: kŭv'ət-əs, IPA(key): /ˈkʌvətəs/ === Adjective === covetous (comparative more covetous, superlative most covetous) Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:greedy ==== Derived terms ==== covetously covetousness overcovetous uncovetous ==== Related terms ==== covet ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “covetous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “covetous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.