See Also: covetous(dictionary)
covetous(dictionary)

covetous (iou)



covetous adjective. ME.
[Old French coveitous (mod. convoiteux) from Proto-Gallo-Romance, from Latin cupiditas CUPIDITY: see -OUS.]
Having an ardent or excessive desire. Foll. by of, for; to do, have, be. ME.
Culpably or inordinately desirous of gaining wealth or possessions; greedy, grasping; avaricious. ME.
Of an action: proceeding from cupidity. LME.
covetously adverb LME.
covetousness noun (a) inordinate desire (of); (b) culpable desire: L15.