Definition of COVETOUS

covetous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • 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"
  • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    • "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"

Adj

  • Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.

Scrabble Score: 13

covetous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
covetous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
covetous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

covetous is a valid Words With Friends word