1. (尤指对他人物品)贪求的，垂涎的
A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
e.g. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
a grasping old miser
grasping commercialism
greedy for money and power
grew richer and greedier
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
Synonym: avariciousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile
2. showing extreme cupidity
painfully desirous of another's advantages
e.g. he was never covetous before he met her
jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
envious of their art collection