avaricious

Words with a similar base: avaricious

'avaricious'

[avaricious.s.01] as in: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g.

wealth

Examples:
they are avaricious and will do anything for money
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
a grasping old miser
grasping commercialism
greedy for money and power
grew richer and greedier
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

Origins

					avaricious (English)
└── avaricios (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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