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covetous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

having a strong, often envious desire for what belongs to another

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Covetous in a sentence

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She cast a covetous glance at her neighbor's new convertible.

Synonyms
enviousgraspingacquisitive
Antonyms
contentgenerous

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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.

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Covetous (adjective) means having a strong, often envious desire for what belongs to another
Here is covetous used in an example sentence: "She cast a covetous glance at her neighbor's new convertible."
Common synonyms for covetous include envious, grasping, acquisitive.
Antonyms of covetous include content, generous.
Covetous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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