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Detailed Translations for covetous from English to German

covetous:

covetous adj

  1. covetous (desirous; eager; greedy; )

Translation Matrix for covetous:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- avaricious; envious; grabby; grasping; greedy; jealous; prehensile
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- greedy; mercenary
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
begierig avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty avid; desirous; eager; eager for; eagre; gluttonous; greedy; keen; keen on; longing for; voracious
gierig avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty avaricious; avid; desirous; eager; eagre; gluttonous; grasping; greedy; keen; miserly; moneygrubbing; niggardly; stingy; voracious

Related Words for "covetous":

  • covetousness, covetously

Synonyms for "covetous":


Related Definitions for "covetous":

  1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth1
    • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields1
  2. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages1
    • he was never covetous before he met her1
    • jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions1

Wiktionary Translations for covetous:

covetous
adjective
  1. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious
covetous
  1. habgierig