greedy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    covetous; prehensile; avaricious; grasping; grabby.
    • they are avaricious and will do anything for money
    • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
    • a grasping old miser
    • grasping commercialism
    • greedy for money and power
    • grew richer and greedier
    • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  2. adjective satellite (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
    esurient; avid; devouring.
    • avid for adventure
    • an avid ambition to succeed
    • fierce devouring affection
    • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
    • greedy for fame
  3. adjective satellite wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
    • don't be greedy with the cookies

WordNet

Greed"y adjective
Etymology
OE. gredi, AS. gr?dig, gr?dig; akin to D. gretig, OS. gr?dag, OHG. gr?tag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, gr?dig, Icel. gra?ugr, Goth. gr?dags greedy, gr?d?n to be hungry; cf. Skr. grdh to be greedy. Cf. Greed.
Wordforms
comparative Greedier superlative Greediest
Definitions
  1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
  2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

Webster 1913