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covetous.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkʌvətəs/
  1. Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

Where this word comes from

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

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