Antonyms for covetous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kuhv-i-tuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ɪ təs

Definition of covetous

Origin : mid-13c., from Old French coveitos (12c., Modern French convoiteux) "desirous, covetous," from Vulgar Latin *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (see covet). Related: Covetously; covetousness.

adj greedy; very desirous

Example sentences :

If it were to take any money, ought he not to make the most covetous march in the front?
Extract from : « The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates » by Xenophon

For with the incontinent man it is not as with the self-seeker and the covetous.
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

He smiled ever so faintly as he saw the covetous gleam in her eyes.
Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

In all this there is nothing of a self-seeking or covetous kind.
Extract from : « An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation » by Thorstein Veblen

If he was cruel and covetous, he was punished for it in this world heavily enough.
Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley

It is a covetous grasping, a recognition that the other is indispensable.
Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various

This, of course, was not because Hubert was guilty, but because His Majesty was covetous.
Extract from : « Earl Hubert's Daughter » by Emily Sarah Holt

Does she, too, think he had his covetous eye on the St. Vincent fortune?
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

His covetous, despairing eyes dwelt on her and clung about her.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

There might be other causes: some men say he was proud, and covetous, and unpitiful.
Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt

Synonyms for covetous

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