covetous
/kəvɪtəs/
adjective
8 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.
“he was never covetous before he met her”
“jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions”
2
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.
“casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields”
WORD FORMS
Related formcovetousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinovetouscay
Starts & ends withC … S
Syllablescov · et · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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