greed, noun, /ɡrid/
a strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need.
people motivated by jealousy and greed.
His actions were motivated by greed.
Nothing would satisfy her greed for power.
I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed.
greedy, adjective, /'gridi/
1
always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need.
a greedy and selfish society.
He looked at the gold with greedy eyes.
Have you eaten them all, you greedy pig?
They are greedy for profits.
2 greedy guts (British English spoken)
someone who is greedy.
Hey, greedy guts, leave some cake for me!
greedily, adverb, /ˈɡridɪlɪ/
He grabbed the bottle and drank greedily.
greediness, noun, /'gri:dinis/
