greedy

greed-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having an excessive desire for food.

  2. 2.

    Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) Describing an algorithm that makes the locally optimal choice at each step.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    greedy guts — someone who eats too much (informal)
  • •
    greedy pig — someone who takes more than their share

Related words

Antonyms: generous, giving, selfless
See also: avaricious, greed, selfish
Synonyms: acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grasping

Etymology

From Old English grǣdig ("voracious, covetous"), from Proto-Germanic grēdagaz.