formal
: feeling or showing a very strong desire for something that you do not have and especially for something that belongs to someone else
The expensive car drew many covetous looks.
They were covetous of his success. [=they envied his success]
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“Covetous.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/covetous. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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