greedy
Adjective Satellite
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- "greedy for money and power"
- (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
- "greedy for fame"
- wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
- "don't be greedy with the cookies"
Adj
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- Prone to overeat.
- Tending to match as much text as possible.
- That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
- Greedily sought or pursued.
Adjective
- Marked by an excessive desire for gain or wealth.
Examples
- The greedy player refused to open up the board, hoping for a 7-letter word.
- This regular expression performs a greedy match.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gredy, from Anglian Old English grēdiġ (“greedy, hungry, eager”) (cognate West Saxon form grǣdiġ), from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdaz, *grēduz, *grēdô (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-. Equivalent to greed + -y.
Cognate with Old Saxon grādag (“greedy”), Dutch graag (“gladly, willingly”), Old High German grātag (“greedy”), Danish grådig (“greedy”), Norwegian Bokmål grådig (“greedy”) (from Old Norse gráðigr (“greedy”), gráði (“greed, hunger”)), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (grēdags, “hungry”). Sanskrit गृद्धि (gṛddhi, “greed”) is a false cognate.
Synonyms
avaricious, avid, covetous, devouring, esurient, grabby, grasping, prehensile, acquisitive, cormorant, edacious, gluttonous, greedy, miserable, miserly, piggish, rapacious, selfish, sharp-set, sordid, voracious
Scrabble Score: 11
greedy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgreedy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
greedy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary