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Meanings of covetous in English
Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions.
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Usage of covetous in English
1
The major powers are covetous of top jobs at the United Nations.
2
The covetous prodigal is of all others the worst man in society.
3
It is a covetous grasping, a recognition that the other is indispensable.
4
In all this there is nothing of a self-seeking or covetous kind.
5
The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another.
6
Crestfallen and out of temper, the covetous band returned to their homes.
7
Lincoln rebuked one of these covetous vexers by saying gravely to him:
8
The Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things and derided Him.
9
Who so is covetous let him know that his heart is poor.
10
He was covetous, and never missed an opportunity of overreaching his neighbour.
11
Any restraint on sinful impulse or covetous desire is laughed to scorn.
12
At this, Macko being covetous for land and serfs, began to fancy:
13
She was also by nature very covetous, and stuck at no wickedness.
14
To the end she is the same,-utterlyfalse, selfish, covetous, and successful.
15
This bride was a canting hypocrite of sixty-three, covetous, and a termagant.
16
Thou knowest C- ,ofthe Convention,-hehas power, and he is covetous.
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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