covetous
adjective
cov·et·ous
ˈkə-və-təs 
1
: marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes.
2
: having a craving for possession
covetous of power
covetously
adverb
covetousness
noun
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Examples of covetous in a Sentence
The expensive car drew many covetous looks.
one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV
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Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
All regard Cuba with the covetous memories of former lovers—longing mingled with knowledge of the island’s practical side, its transactionalism.
—Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG This is a vehicle that is at once a capacious hauler of humans, a covetous lifestyle accessory, and a wildly competent militaristic transport.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
As Céline launches a charm offensive — a kind of maternal seduction, even — on the boy, Alice grows ever more anxiously protective: Is her bereft neighbor merely seeking an outlet for her grief, or enacting some kind of covetous revenge?
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Covetous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetous. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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covetous
adjective
cov·et·ous
ˈkəv-ət-əs
: marked by a too eager desire especially for another's possessions
covetously
adverb
covetousness
noun
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