greedy
Having greed; consumed by selfish desiresHaving greed; consumed by selfish desires.
» Perhaps I was a bit greedy.
Може бути, я був трохи заскупим.
Може бути, я була трохи заскупою.
Meaning
5 sensesHaving greed; consumed by selfish desires.
gierig, habgierig, habsüchtig
жа́дныйžádnyj, а́лчныйálčnyj, ненасы́тныйnenasýtnyj
жа́дібнийžádibnyj, жаді́бнийžadíbnyj, жа́днийžádnyj
Prone to overeat.
gefräßig
Tending to match as much text as possible.
This regular expression performs a greedy match.
That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
(archaic)Greedily sought or pursued.
- wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
- (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Examples
161 sentencesPerhaps I was a bit greedy.
Може бути, я був трохи заскупим.
I know that Tom is greedy.
Я знаю, що Том жадібний.
I don't think Tom is greedy.
Не думаю, що Том жадібний.
I don't think that Tom is greedy.
Не думаю, що Том жадібний.
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
Не будь таким жадібним, бо лишишся ні з чим.
ruНе будь таким жадным, а то останешься ни с чем.
deSei nicht so gierig, oder du wirst am Ende leer ausgehen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gredy, from Anglian Old English grēdiġ (“greedy, hungry, eager”) (cognFrom 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.
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Forms
greedier, greediestSynonyms
21 synonyms- (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous:aviddevouringesurient
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth:avariciouscovetousgrabbygraspingprehensile
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- a greedy man
- is a greedy
- be so greedy
- is very greedy
- greedy man