covetous
ADJECTIVE
/kəvɪtəs/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
covetous is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1V4E1T1O1U1S1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does covetous mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.
“he was never covetous before he met her”
“jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions”
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2
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.
“casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields”
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