avaricious
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately…Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
» Did you ever hear that my father was an avaricious, grasping man?
Meaning
1 sensesActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
habgierig, habsüchtig, gierig
а́лчныйálčnyj, жа́дныйžádnyj, скупо́йskupój
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Examples
2 sentencesDid you ever hear that my father was an avaricious, grasping man?
Mr. Jackson is an avaricious old man.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avariFrom Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).
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Forms
more avaricious, most avaricious| Comparative | more avaricious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most avaricious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form