An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
An excessive desire for food.
Excessive desire for possessions and wealth.
1 The loss of time greediness has inflicted on us has been frightful.
2 He turns round now, and puts the blame of greediness on me.
3 She was delighted to have the excuse for satisfying her own greediness .
4 Such prolixity enchanted the King, whose greediness for business epistles was insatiable.
5 With a greediness that could not be concealed, Hakkabut grasped them all.
6 A star glide, a single frantic sullenness, a single financial grass greediness .
7 A fantastic impulse, half fear, half greediness , took possession of Jesse Bentley.
8 Besides, in spite of her greediness , she remained so nice and good!
9 But envy did it all, sir; envy, and the greediness of the land-sharks.
10 There is no hurry or greediness apparent in the despatch of the meal.
11 Thomas's ill-conceived greediness she hadn't counted on, nor Miller's interest in her place.
12 This greediness for silver was a new side in his nature.
13 Then he recognized the punishment of his greediness , and began to weep aloud.
14 When the pope heard these words he actually shook all over with greediness .
15 God evidently did it to punish him for his great greediness .
16 For those English be very wolves themselves for fierceness and greediness .
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