ma ‧ te ‧ ri ‧ a ‧ lis ‧ tic /məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk◂ $ -ˌtɪr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ material , ↑ materialism , ↑ materialist , MATERIALS , ↑ materialization ; adjective : ↑ material , ↑ immaterial , ↑ materialistic , ↑ materialist ; adverb : ↑ materialistically , ↑ materially ; verb : ↑ materialize ]
concerned only with money and possessions rather than things of the mind such as art, religion, or moral beliefs – used in order to show disapproval:
He’s so materialistic.
the materialistic values of American society
—materialistically /-kli/ adverb