| greedy | | |
| adj. | 1. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile | 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" |
| ~ acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" |
| adj. | 2. avid, devouring, esurient, greedy | (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" |
| ~ desirous, wishful | having or expressing desire for something.; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" |
| adj. | 3. greedy | wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume.; "don't be greedy with the cookies" |
| ~ gluttonous | given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink.; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" |
| needy | | |
| n. (group) | 1. needy | needy people collectively.; "they try to help the needy" |
| ~ poor, poor people | people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group).; "the urban poor need assistance" |
| adj. | 2. destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken | poor enough to need help from others. |
| ~ poor | having little money or few possessions.; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
| adj. | 3. needy | demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree. |
| ~ demanding | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill.; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" |
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