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Greedy

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showing a selfish desire for more of something

avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile(adj)

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"

avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy(adj)

(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

"avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

greedy(adj)

wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume

"don't be greedy with the cookies"

having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches

the greedy exploitation of the land by developers

having a huge appetite

he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it

showing urgent desire or interest

he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him

That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.

The greedy little child ate all the food.

The greedy man was by no means satisfied with the reward.

Greedy people always want more stuff.

devouring(a) avid grabby grasping esurient avaricious covetous envious jealous prehensile gluttonous close miserly niggardly parsimonious penurious rapacious sordid stingy voracious hungry desirous ravenous insatiable insatiate very hungry eager very desirous selfish acquisitive coveting mercenary moneygrubbing edacious hoggish piggish swinish agog antsy anxious ardent athirst crazy enthused enthusiastic excited geeked great gung ho hepped up hopped up hot impatient juiced keen nuts pumped raring solicitous stoked thirsty wild

apathetic indifferent uneager unenthusiastic

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