greedy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

greedy [greedy greedier greediest] BrE [ˈɡriːdi] NAmE [ˈɡriːdi] adjective (greed·ier, greedi·est)
wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need
•You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!
•He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.
•~ for sth The shareholders are greedy for profit.
Idiom: ↑greedy guts
Derived Word: ↑greedily

Word Origin:
Old English grǣdig, of Germanic origin.

Thesaurus:
greedy adj. (disapproving)
•The shareholders are greedy for profit.
insatiable • |disapproving grasping • • mercenary • • materialistic • |formal voracious • |formal, disapproving acquisitive •
a materialistic/mercenary attitude
a materialistic/an acquisitive society
an insatiable/a voracious appetite

Example Bank:
•You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  avid, devouring(a), esurient, avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile