avaricious
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avaricious
adj. greedy, desiring power or wealth

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avaricious

Adjective
1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "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"
(synonym) covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
(similar) acquisitive


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avaricious
příd.jm. hrabivý

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avaricious
Przym. chciwy

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Avaricious
(a.)
Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  

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