Covetous
Pronunciation : Cov"et*ous (kv"t-s)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.]
Definition : 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. Covetous death bereaved us all, To aggrandize one funeral. Emerson.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense. The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South.
Syn. -- Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly. See Avaricious.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913