greedy Copy link Outline 1. ăvārus2. ăvĭdus3. cŭpĭdus4. ĕdax, vŏrax • greedy: 1. ăvārus: the g. belly, a. venter, Hor.: g. of slaughter, caedis a., Claud.: v. covetous. 2. ăvĭdus: v. eager. 3. cŭpĭdus: v. desirous. 4. ĕdax, vŏrax: v. voracious. To be g. after, ĭnhĭo, 1 (with acc. or dat. to be as g. after an inheritance as a hungry wolf, hereditatem in. quasi esuriens lupus, Pl. St. 4, 2, 25: to be g. for booty, praedae in., Val. Fl. 2, 531: to be g. after any one's death, mortem alicujus in., Caecil. in Gell. 2, 23. See also, to desire, covet.
GREEDY Copy link • GREEDYRavenous, hungry, cibi avidus: cibi plurimi (whose appetite is difficult to satisfy): gulosus (who thinks of nothing but gratifying his palate): vorax (ravenous). Avaricious, habendi cupidus (greedy to have or possess): aliquantum avidior ad rem: avarus (who tries to enrich himself any how at the expense of others): pecuniae cupidus or avidus (of him who hoards treasures). ☞ From the context, cupidus only, and avidus (as Cic., De Or., 2, 43, 183, and [opposed to liberalis, Cic., Rosc., Com., 7, extr.] = longing or greedy after possession, money). IMPROPR., ad aliquid intentus (intent on): appetens (longing, striving after anything): studiosus (very much bent on anything): very greedy, avidissimus or cupidissimus alicujus rei; to be greedy of, aliquid cupide appetere: concupiscere aliquid (to be vehemently desirous after); also, cupidum, avidum, studiosum esse alicujus rei; versari in alicujus rei cupiditate: to be very greedy of anything, cupiditate alicujus rei ardere: desiderio alicujus rei magno teneri; sitire, sitienter expetere aliquid (to thirst after): not to be greedy of, a cupiditate alicujus rei longe abhorrere: to make anybody greedy of anything, alicui cupiditatem dare, or (stronger term) injicere; aliquem in cupiditatem impellere.