covetous
adjective
[ ˈkʌvɪtəs ]
• having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.
• "she fingered the linen with covetous hands"
Similar:
grasping,
greedy,
rapacious,
insatiable,
yearning,
acquisitive,
desirous,
possessive,
selfish,
jealous,
envious,
green with envy,
green,
green-eyed,
grudging,
begrudging,
grabby,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity).
