Definition of Covetaus
Cov"et*ous (k?v"?t-?s), a. [OF.
coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet,
v. t.] 1. Very desirous;
eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic]
Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue.
Shak.
Covetous death bereaved us all,
To aggrandize one funeral.
Emerson.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively
eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad
sense.
The covetous person lives as if the world
were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world.
South.
Syn. -- Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely;
niggardly. See Avaricious.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- desirous; strongly wanting something.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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