covetously

cov·et·ous

 (kŭv′ĭ-təs)

adj.

Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another: "At least three European empires had extended covetous gazes toward the Pacific Northwest" (David A. Bell).

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cov′et·ous·ly adv.

cov′et·ous·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	covetously - with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously" enviously, jealously
	2.	covetously - in a greedy manner       avariciously, greedily

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Translations

بِطَـمـَع، باشتِـهـاء

chamtivědychtivě

begærligtgriskt

begehrlich

avidement

ágirndarlega

gıpta ederekimrenerek

贪婪地

covetously

adv → begehrlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

covetously

[ˈkʌvɪtəslɪ] adv → avidamente, bramosamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

covet

(ˈkavit) – past tense past participle ˈcoveted – verb

to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else). I coveted her fur coat. begeer يَطْمَـع بِ، يَشتَهـي ламтя cobiçar prahnout po begehren tragte efter εποφθαλμιώ, λιμπίζομαι codiciar himustama سخت خواستن؛ چشم طمع داشتن himoita convoiter לַחמוֹד लोभ करना priželjkivati, žudjeti megkíván menginginkan ágirnast desiderare むやみに欲しがる 탐내다 geisti, trokšti iekārot; tīkot mendambakan begerenbegjære, trakte etterpożądać غوښتل، هیله کول cobiçar a râvni зариться на dychtiť hlepeti žudeti za åtrå, trakta efter, åstunda อยากได้ของผู้อื่น gözü kalmak, imrenmek 垂涎，覬覦 жадати, домагатися كسى چيز كى لالچ كرنا thèm muốn 妄想（别人的东西）；渴望得到

ˈcovetous adjective

begeerlik طَمّـاع، مُشَتـهِ алчен cobiçoso prahnoucí; chamtivý begehrlich begærlig; grisk ζηλόφθονοςcodicioso himustav آزمند؛ خواستار himoitseva avideחומד लालच željen, žuđen mohó iri ágjarn avido 欲張りの 탐내는 godus, pavydus alkatīgs menginginkan begerigbegjærlig, grådig pożądliwy غوښتونکی cobiçoso invidios; avid алчный chamtivý pohlepen pohlepan lysten, girig efter ที่มีความอยากได้ imrenen, gıpta eden 垂涎的 жадібний; заздрісний لالچی، حریص thèm thuồng 贪婪的

ˈcovetously adverb

begeerlik بِطَـمـَع، باشتِـهـاء жадно com cobiça dychtivě; chamtivě begehrlich begærligt; griskt ζηλόφθονα codiciosamente, con codicia himukalt آزمندانه himoitsevasti avidement בְּחַמדָנוּת लालच में željeno, žuđeno mohón dengan iri ágirndarlega avidamente 強欲に 탐내게 하는 godžiai, pavydžiai alkatīgi dengan penuh keinginan begerigbegjærlig pożądliwie له هیلی سره com cobiça cu aviditate алчно dychtivo pohlepno pohlepno lystet อย่างละโมบ imrenerek, gıpta ederek 垂涎地 жадібно; заздрісно لالچ ک‍ے سات‍ھ، حریصان‍ہ một cách thèm thuồng 贪婪地

ˈcovetousness noun

begeerlikheid طَمَـع، جَشَـع ненаситност cobiça chtivost; chamtivost die Begehrlichkeit begærlighed; griskhed ζηλοφθονία codicia saamahimu آزمندی؛ طمع ahneus convoitiseחמדנות लालच žudnja mohóság sifat iri ágirnd bramosia, avidità どん欲 탐함 godumas, pavydumas alkatība keinginan begerigheidbegjær, attrå pożądliwość هیله cobiça invidie алчность chamtivosť pohlepnost žudnja lystenhet, åstundan ความละโมบ imrenme gıpta etme 垂涎 жадібність; ненажерливість لالچ، حرص sự thèm muốn; sự khát khao 贪婪

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