covetously
- adverb
- /ˈkʌvɪtəsli/
:
codiciosamente
- eyed covetously
- look covetously
Examples
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She took the room in, frankly and perhaps covetously; she went over and touched the Cuisinart.
Fiction book (1999) -
Astronomers are looking at them covetously because eventually, instruments used in observations will become sensitive enough to bridge the gap between brown dwarfs and planets.
Academic text (2005) -
"You can't be a real Jew," the guard had said afterwards, staring covetously at the golden hair that had saved her from the iron mercy of a work camp.
Fiction book (1999) -
As my boss there, James Inverne, writes from London: "At a time when bands are seeing their funding threatened left, right, and center, and one suspects that governments are covetously eyeing their arts budgets, it is not at all a bad idea to remind ourselves of the hugely positive role that music can play in society."
Blog text (5) -
The young boy looked covetously at his friend's shiny new bicycle.
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She watched her neighbor's beautiful garden covetously, wishing for one just as lovely.
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He covetously admired the luxurious car parked in front of his house.
Synonyms
7
4.1
In a way that shows anger and protectiveness because someone else has something you want
7
2.7
Wanting a lot in a very selfish way, often food or money
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3.3
In a way that shows you want what someone else has
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9.3
Doing something in a greedy way by taking more than is needed
In a greedy way, wanting a lot of money or things
Antonyms
How Covetous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Covetously comes from covet, which means 'to want something that belongs to someone else', and the ending -ous means 'full of' while -ly makes it describe the action. So, to look or act covetously is to show greedy or envious desire.