жадный — meaning in English
zhadnyy
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English meaning
- avaricious adj Extremely greedy for money or possessions.
- gluttonous adj Eating too much food, or inclined to overeat.
- greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
- miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
- niggardly adj Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
- parsimonious adj Very careful with money, often to an extreme degree.
- rapacious adj Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
- sordid adj Morally low, distasteful, or shameful; involving dishonesty or vice.
- stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.
- voracious adj Eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food.
Senses
жадный is used for these senses in English:
- avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- gluttonous Greedy.
- greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
- niggardly Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
- rapacious (also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
- sordid Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
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