greedy
adjective/ˈɡriːdi/
/ˈɡriːdi/
(comparative greedier, superlative greediest)
(disapproving)Idioms - 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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGreedy is used with these nouns:- eye
- lawyer
- pig
- …
Word OriginOld English grǣdig, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See greedy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygreedy guts
- (British English, informal) used to refer to somebody who eats too much
- Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.
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