avaricious
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9.2
- adjective
- /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/
- Formal
:
avaricioso
- Despite all the talk of avaricious lawyers, you end up feeling impoverished.
Examples
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As Mugabe consolidated his grip on power at home and became a recognized figure abroad, he became more autocratic and avaricious.
Academic text (2000) -
The combination of this technology, avaricious lawyers, and extended copyright will be the death of music.
Blog text (13) -
Avaricious children are trying to gain control of the old man's money.
Fiction book (1994) -
No longer will our blood, sweat and toil line the pockets of the avaricious aristocracy and the landowners.
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The avaricious businessman only cared about making more money and never helped his employees.
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Her avaricious behavior caused her to lose friends, as everyone was tired of her greed.
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Many avaricious individuals will go to great lengths to accumulate wealth, often at the expense of others.
Synonyms
256
1.4
Wanting more food, money, or things than needed
4
6.0
Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people
4
9.3
Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others
4
8.1
Wanting a lot of money or things and not willing to share
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8.4
Wanting very much to have something that belongs to someone else
2
7.9
To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy
1
8.2
Wanting to get more money or things in a selfish way
Wanting very much to get money or things
Wanting a lot of money or pleasure
Wanting far more than is fair or reasonable
Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Avaricious comes from the Latin word avarus, which means 'greedy', and it shares the same root as avarice. So someone who is avaricious always wants more and more wealth.