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UK
/ɡɹˈiːdɪnəs/
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NOUN
- an excessive desire for food
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an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
the greediness of lawyers
How To Use greediness In A Sentence
- the greediness of lawyers
- St. Augustin calls the greediness of his youth a crime. Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English
- There was nothing of the idea of greediness that each man knew he himself felt after a fast. A Voice in the Wilderness
- Lawless insolence, and wanton caprice" [Trench]. to work all uncleanness -- The Greek implies, "with a deliberate view to the working (as if it were their work or business, not a mere accidental fall into sin) of uncleanness of every kind." with greediness -- Greek, "in greediness. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
- Who hasn't taken solace in some form of greediness, self-assertion, or just plain carelessness?
- The house stands for oral greediness and how attractive it is to give in to it.
- This I durst not deny, though I clearly saw the greediness which was covered under this request; and I gave him a note, as desired, making a condition that I should see a copy of the firmaun, which was already sealed, and could not be seen without leave. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
- The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil/for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness. CANTICLES • by K.C. Ball
- The worldwide political degeneration and material greediness made mankind fall into confusion that never existed before.
- Who hasn't taken solace in some form of greediness, self-assertion, or just plain carelessness?