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The Meaning of greedy

  • (superl.) Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
  • (superl.) Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

Synonyms

avaricious , covetous , grabby , grasping , prehensile , avid , devouring , esurient

Rhymes

amidi , beady , beedie , beedy , canedy , caridi , deedy , didi , eaddy , eady , edi , edye , freidy , guidi , hedy , keady , keedy , leady , leedy , leidy , mccreadie , mccready , mccredie , mccreedy , midi , needy , reedy , riedy , seedy , sheedy , speedy , tweedie , tweedy , urquidi , weedy