avaricious

  • 1Avaricious — Av a*ri cious ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. [1913 Webster] Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious},… …

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  • 2avaricious — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3avaricious — late 15c., from O.Fr. avaricios greedy, covetous (Mod.Fr. avaricieux), from avarice (see AVARICE (Cf. avarice)). An O.E. word for it was feoh georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness …

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  • 4avaricious — *covetous, acquisitive, grasping, greedy Analogous words: miserly, close, closefisted, parsimonious, *stingy Antonyms: generous Contrasted words: *liberal, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent: lavish, prodigal (see PROFUSE) …

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  • 5avaricious — [adj] greedy covetous, gluttonous, hoarding, money grubbing*, pleonectic, predatory, rapacious, selfish, tight*; concepts 404,542 …

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  • 6avaricious — [av΄ə rish′əs] adj. full of avarice; greedy for riches SYN. GREEDY avariciously adv. avariciousness n …

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  • 7avaricious — avariciously, adv. avariciousness, n. /av euh rish euhs/, adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous. [1425 75; late ME; see AVARICE, IOUS] Syn. AVARICIOUS, COVETOUS, GREEDY, RAPACIOUS share the sense of desiring to possess more of something …

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  • 8avaricious — av•a•ri•cious [[t]ˌæv əˈrɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous • Etymology: 1425–75 av a•ri′cious•ly, adv. av a•ri′cious•ness, n. syn: avaricious, covetous, greedy suggest a desire to possess more of something than one needs… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9avaricious — [[t]æ̱vərɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed …

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  • 10avaricious — adjective /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself... See Also: avarice …

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