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displaying greed for another individual’s belongings
covetous, envious, jealous(adj)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"
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"
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessionsone aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantagesa covetous child who must destroy what he cannot have
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