COVETOUS Meaning of COVETOUS in English adj. (usu. foll. by of) 1 greatly desirous (esp. of another person's property). 2 grasping, avaricious. covetously adv. covetousness n.[ ME f. OF coveitous f. Gallo-Roman ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012