Meaning avaricious
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avaricious


late 15c., from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousne [..]
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avaricious


Greedy.
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(adj) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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adj. "avaricious," s.v. avaricious a. OED. KEY: avaricious@adj
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adj 10 avaricious 9 avricious 1
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Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. * Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854) *: In a word, he was called a hard, avaricio [..]
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