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pleonectic.

Greedy; covetous.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Greedy; covetous.

Where this word comes from

19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).

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