covetous

Definitions


[ˈkʌvɪtəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else
(e.g: she fingered the linen with covetous hands)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries