English-Thai Dictionary

greedy

ADJ ซึ่ง หิว กระหาย  ซึ่ง ละโมบ  ซึ่ง เห็นแก่ตัว  hungry covetous generous unselfish sueng-hil-kra-hai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GREEDY

a.[L. gradior, and probably signifies reaching forward. ] 1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; followed by of; as a lion that is greedy of his prey. Psalm 17:12.
2. Having a keen desire of any thing; eager to obtain; as greedy of gain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GREEDY

Greed "y, a. [Compar. Greedier (-î-er ); superl. Greediest.] Etym: [OE. gredi, AS. grdig, grdig; akin to D. gretig, OS. grdag, OHG. grtag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, grdig, Icel. graugr, Goth. grdags greedy, grdn to be hungry; cf. Skr. grdh to be greedy. Cf. Greed. ]

 

1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.

 

2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

 

GREEDY-GUT

GREEDY-GUT Greed "y-gut ", n.

 

Defn: A glutton. [Low ] Todd.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

greedy

greed y |ˈgrēdē ˈɡridi | ▶adjective ( greedier, greediest ) having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, esp. wealth or power: greedy thieves who plundered a defense contractor. • having an excessive desire or appetite for food. DERIVATIVES greed i ly |-dəlē |adverb, greed i ness noun ORIGIN Old English grǣdig, of Germanic origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

greedy

greedy |ˈgriːdi | ▶adjective ( greedier, greediest ) having an excessive desire or appetite for food: he's scoffed the lot, the greedy pig. • having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power: people driven from their land by greedy developers. DERIVATIVES greedily adverb, greediness noun ORIGIN Old English grǣdig, of Germanic origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

greedy

greedy adjective 1 a greedy eater: gluttonous, ravenous, voracious, intemperate, self-indulgent, insatiable, wolfish; informal piggish, piggy. 2 a greedy capitalist: avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, grasping, materialistic, mercenary, possessive; informal money-grubbing, money-grabbing, grabby. 3 she is greedy for an award: eager, avid, hungry, craving, longing, yearning, hankering; impatient, anxious; informal dying, itching. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD greedy, acquisitive, covetous, avaricious, rapacious, gluttonous The desire for money and the things it can buy is often associated with Americans. But not all Americans are greedy, which implies an insatiable desire to possess or acquire something, beyond what one needs or deserves (greedy for profits ). Someone who is greedy for food might be called gluttonous, which emphasizes consumption as well as desire (a gluttonous appetite for sweets ), but greedy is a derogatory term only when the object of longing is itself evil or when it cannot be possessed without harm to oneself or others (a reporter greedy for information ). A greedy child may grow up to be an avaricious adult, which implies a fanatical greediness for money or other valuables. Rapacious is an even stronger term, with an emphasis on taking things by force (so rapacious in his desire for land that he forced dozens of families from their homes ). Acquisitive, on the other hand, is a more neutral word suggesting a willingness to exert effort in acquiring things (an acquisitive woman who filled her house with antiques and artwork ), and not necessarily material things (a probing, acquisitive mind ). Covetous, in contrast to acquisitive, implies an intense desire for something as opposed to the act of acquiring or possessing it. It is often associated with the Ten Commandments (Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife ) and suggests a longing for something that rightfully belongs to another. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

greedy

greedy adjective 1 a greedy eater: gluttonous, ravenous, ravening, voracious, gourmandizing, gourmand, intemperate, self-indulgent, insatiable, insatiate, wolfish, gannet-like; informal piggish, piggy, swinish, hoggish, gutsy; rare esurient, edacious; (be greedy ) have eyes bigger than one's stomach; black English have a /the big eye. ANTONYMS temperate, ascetic. 2 a greedy millionaire: avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, rapacious, grasping, venal, cupidinous, materialistic, mercenary, predatory, usurious, possessive; grabbing, hoarding, Scrooge-like; informal money-grubbing, money-grabbing; N. Amer. informal grabby; rare pleonectic, Mammonish, Mammonistic. ANTONYMS generous, altruistic. 3 she is greedy for a title: eager, avid, hungry, craving, longing, yearning, hankering, thirsty, pining, enthusiastic, impatient, anxious; desirous of; informal dying, itching, hot, gagging. ANTONYMS indifferent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

greedy

greed y /ɡríːdi /〖語源は 「空腹の 」〗形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 食い意地の張った, がつがつした ▸ drink the wine in greedy gulps ワインを一気に飲み干す .2 «…に対して » 欲深い, 貪欲な «for » ; 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…を /…することを » 切望する «for , of /to do » ▸ greedy eyes 貪欲そうな [物欲しげな ]目つき ▸ Greedy pig! この欲ぼけ野郎 .gr é ed i ness 名詞 U 貪欲さ .