GREEDY


Meaning of GREEDY in English

adj. (greedier, greediest)

1. having or showing an excessive appetite for food or drink.

2 wanting wealth or pleasure to excess.

3 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) very keen or eager; needing intensely (greedy for affection; greedy to learn).

Derivatives:

greedily adv. greediness n.

Etymology: OE gr{aelig}dig f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.