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avaricious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'avaricious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Avaricious [ a.]
- Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Meaning of 'avaricious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . avaricious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Example in sentence:
  • a grasping old miser;
  • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields;
  • grasping commercialism;
  • greedy for money and power;
  • grew richer and greedier;
  • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees;
  • they are avaricious and will do anything for money

Nearby Words:

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