av ‧ a ‧ rice /ˈævərəs, ˈævərɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin avaritia , from avarus 'avaricious' , from avere 'to want to have' ]
formal a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong SYN greed
—avaricious /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ adjective
—avariciously adverb