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    av·a·ri·cious
    /ˌavəˈriSHəs/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain: "avaricious corporate bosses looking to maximize profits"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › avariciousAvaricious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of AVARICIOUS is greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches. How to use avaricious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Avaricious.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of avaricious in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    showing an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: The idea is to shift the bad debts of the avaricious and the greedy onto the shoulders of middle-class people. She turned out to be a crafty and avaricious politician. Synonyms. acquisitive (WANTING THINGS) formal often disapproving. covetous formal disapproving. envious.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › avariciousAVARICIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Avaricious definition: characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.. See examples of AVARICIOUS used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › avariciousAvaricious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who is avaricious is greedy or grasping, concerned with gaining wealth. The suggestion is that an avaricious person will do anything to achieve material gain, and it is, in general, not a pleasant attribute.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › avariceAvarice Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sep 3, 2011 · : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity. Did you know? A more formal synonym for greed, avarice has a long if uncomplicated history in English.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionavaricious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of avaricious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVARICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions. [disapproval].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAVARICE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money). Synonyms. cupidity formal. greed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Greedy.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › ava'riciousAVARICIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Avaricious often implies a pathological, driven greediness for money or other valuables and usually suggests a concomitant miserliness: the cheerless dwelling of an avaricious usurer.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › avariciousAVARICIOUS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for AVARICIOUS: greedy, mercenary, eager, acquisitive, covetous, avid, grasping, rapacious; Antonyms of AVARICIOUS: generous, liberal, altruistic, charitable, handsome, unselfish, magnanimous, munificent.