covetous

adjective

/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs/

/-t̬əs/ formal disapproving

Definition

› wanting to have something too much, especially something that belongs to someone else: People were casting covetous eyes over the large yacht moored in the harbour.Envy and jealousy covetously

/-li/ adverb › The boys looked covetously at the shiny new motorcycles.Envy and jealousy covetousness

/-nəs/ noun [U]

(Definition of covetous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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