Entry Word: covetous

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions <one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV> — see greedy 1
2 having or showing mean resentment of anotherʼs possessions or advantages <a covetous child who must destroy what he cannot have> — see envious