Betekenis van:
covetous

covetous
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • belust om te grijpen
  • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

covetous
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
    "he was never covetous before he met her"
    "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"

    Synoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. Not all the treasure in the world makes him happy.