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gierig.

desirous, covetous

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɣiː.rəx/

  1. desirous, covetous

  2. greedy, stingy, miserly

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gireg, from Old Dutch gireg, from Proto-West Germanic *gerag, *girīg, from Proto-Germanic *gerugaz, equivalent to gier (“eager”) + -ig.

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