COVETOUS

Meaning of COVETOUS in English

(v. t.) Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

COVETOUS — avid; (miserly) avari
English interlingue dictionary
COVETOUS — adjective Date: 13th century marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions, having a craving for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COVETOUS — ˈkəvə̇d.əs, -ə̇təs, Brit also ÷ -və̇chəs adjective Etymology: Middle English coveitous, from Old French, from coveitié + -ous : given …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COVETOUS — (v. t.) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
Английский словарь Webster
COVETOUS — ( v. t. ) Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COVETOUS — ( v. t. ) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COVETOUS — — covetously , adv. — covetousness , n. /kuv"i teuhs/ , adj. 1. inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COVETOUS — adj. greedy, lustful, grasping, envious
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COVETOUS — adjective Date: 13th century 1. : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COVETOUS — vt very desirous; eager to obtain; used in a good sense. 2. covetous ·vt inordinately desirous; excessively eager to …
Webster English vocab
COVETOUS — [ 'kʌvɪtəs ] ■ adjective having a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COVETOUS — [cov.et.ous] adj (13c) 1: marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions 2: having a craving …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COVETOUS — covetous BrE AmE ˈkʌv ɪt əs -ət- AmE \ -ət̬ əs ▷ covetous|ly li ▷ covetous|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COVETOUS — / ˈkʌvətəs; NAmE / adjective ( formal ) having a strong desire for the things that other people have ► …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COVETOUS — cov ‧ et ‧ ous /ˈkʌvətəs, ˈkʌvɪtəs/ BrE AmE adjective formal having a very strong desire to have something that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COVETOUS — adj. (usu. foll. by of) 1 greatly desirous (esp. of another person's property). 2 grasping, avaricious. øøcovetously adv. covetousness n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COVETOUS — adj. (usu. foll. by of) 1 greatly desirous (esp. of another person's property). 2 grasping, avaricious. covetously adv. covetousness n. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COVETOUS — adj. (usu. foll. by of) 1. greatly desirous (esp. of another person's property). 2 grasping, avaricious. Derivatives: covetously adv. covetousness …
Oxford English vocab
COVETOUS — A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. ( FORMAL ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COVETOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbors' fields. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COVETOUS — [adjective]Western companies are casting covetous eyes on the bargain-priced companies of eastern Europe.My daughters are very competitive and tremendously covetous …
Cambridge English vocab
COVETOUS — adj. Function: adjective having or marked by an urgent and often unscrupulous desire for possessions FF1C; the covetous eye of …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COVETOUS — adjective having or marked by an urgent and often unscrupulous desire for possessions the covetous eye of an avid collector …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COVETOUS — прил. 1) жадный, скупой Syn : greedy, covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious 2) алчный (of); жаждущий, страстно желающий (чего-л.) covetous …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — covetous.ogg ʹkʌvıtəs a алчный, жадный; жаждущий ( особ. чужого ) to cast covetous eyes towards smth. - жадно взирать на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COVETOUS — covetous прил.1) жадный, скупой Syn:greedy, covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious 2) алчный; жаждущий, страстно желающий (чего-л. - of) covetous of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COVETOUS — a алчный, жадный; жаждущий ( особ. чужого ) to cast covetous eyes towards smth. - жадно взирать на что-л.
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — прил. 1) жадный, скупой Syn: greedy , covetous , greedy , acquisitive , grasping , avaricious 2) алчный; жаждущий, страстно …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COVETOUS — прил. 1) жадный, скупой Syn: greedy, covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious 2) алчный; жаждущий, страстно желающий (чего-л. - of) covetous of power — жаждущий власти
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COVETOUS — прил. 1) жадный, скупой Syn : greedy, covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious 2) алчный (of); жаждущий, страстно желающий (чего-л.) covetous …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — adj. Pronunciation: ' k ə -v ə -t ə s Function: adjective Date: 13th century 1 : marked by inordinate …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COVETOUS — A ~ person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. (FORMAL) Even here …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COVETOUS — Synonyms and related words : acquisitive, assembly, avid, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, covey, crew, desirous, eager, envious, esurient, gluttonous, grabby, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COVETOUS — a. Eager, very desirous ( usually in a bad sense, though sometimes in a good sense ), greedy, enviously desirous, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COVETOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective GRASPING, greedy, acquisitive, desirous, possessive, envious, green with envy, green-eyed.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COVETOUS — adj. ~ of
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
COVETOUS — Жадный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — (a) алчный; жадный; жаждущий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COVETOUS — a алчный, жадный; жаждущий ( особ. чужого ) to cast ~ eyes towards smth. - жадно взирать на что-л.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COVETOUS — adj. алчный, жадный, скупой, завистливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COVETOUS — adj. алчный, жадный, скупой, завистливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COVETOUS — _a. 1> жадный, алчный (of) 2> скупой 3> завистливый _Syn: greedy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COVETOUS — a. 1. жадный, алчный (of) 2. скупой 3. завистливый Syn: greedy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COVETOUS — жадный, алчный (o скупой завистливый
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COVETOUS — _a. 1> жадный, алчный (of) 2> скупой 3> завистливый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
COVETOUS — Жадный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — Алчный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
COVETOUS — [adj.] жадный, алчный (of)
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
COVETOUS — a жадный, алчный (of)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
COVETOUS — жадный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
COVETOUS — скупой, завистливый, жадный
English-Russian vocab
COVETOUS — алчный
Англо-Русский словарь

Английский словарь Webster

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