adj
avaricious
Avaricious (adj) means Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
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Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
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Etymology
From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).
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"avaricious" (adj) means actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.