Covetous
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 11 Nov 2018
Crossword Answers
6 letters
GREEDY
Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies"
GRABBY
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
GREEDY
7 letters
JEALOUS
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"; "envious of their art collection"
ENVIOUS
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"; "envious of their art collection"
8 letters
DESIROUS
Having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
GRASPING
The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
10 letters
PREHENSILE
Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail"
AVARICIOUS
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
11 letters
GREENWITHVY
13 letters
GREENWITHENVY