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. greedy for something The shareholders are greedy for profit.
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NAmE//ˈɡridl̩i//
adverb She ate noisily and greedily.See greedy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: greedy