Новый большой англо-русский словарь - greedy
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greedy
1. жадный; алчный greedy for gold —- алчущий золота greedy for gain —- корыстолюбивый, одержимый жаждой наживы with greedy eyes —- жадным взглядом to cast greedy eyes upon smth. —- бросать на что-л жадные взгляды 2. прожорливый greedy for food —- жадный до пищи greedy for sweets —- сластена greedy feeding —- обжорство he is a greedy eater —- он обжора he is not hungry, he is just greedy —- он не голоден, он просто прожорлив 3. жаждущий, стремящийся greedy for fame —- честолюбивый greedy of praise —- падкий на лесть greedy to know —- жаждущий знаний, жадно стремящийся к знаниям
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1.
adj. 1) жадный (of, for) 2) прожорливый Syn: acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, envious, gluttonous, miserly, rapacious, stingy Ant: generous ...Англо-русский словарь
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adj. (greedier, greediest) 1 having or showing an excessive appetite for food or drink. 2 wanting wealth or pleasure to excess. 3 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) very keen or eager; needing intensely (greedy for affection; greedy to learn). Derivatives greedily adv. greediness n. Etymology: OE gr{aelig}dig f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adjective (greedier; -est) Etymology: Middle English gredy, from Old English gr?dig; akin to Old High German gratac ~ Date: before 12th century 1. having a strong desire for food or drink 2. marked by greed ; having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions 3. eager, keen ~ for fame Synonyms: see covetous • greedily adverb • greediness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(greedier, greediest) If you describe someone as greedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair. He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises... She is greedy and selfish. ADJ • greedily Livy ate the pasties greedily and with huge enjoyment. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 wanting more food or drink than you need (Don't be greedy - leave some cake for us. | You greedy pig!) 2 always wanting more money, possessions etc (greedy for profit/power/fame etc) (The company had become too greedy for profit.) - greedily adv - greediness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. grжdig "greedy, covetous," possibly from P.Gmc. *grжdagaz. Greed is 1609 back-formation. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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