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алчный — meaning in English

alchnyy

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English meaning

  • avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • avid adj Extremely enthusiastic and eager about something.
  • covetous adj Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
  • greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
  • rapacious adj Voracious; avaricious.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

алчный is used for these senses in English:

  • avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • avid Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
  • covetous Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
  • greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • rapacious (also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
  • stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

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