Greedier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greedy \Greed"y\ (gr[=e]d"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Greedier}
     (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Greediest}.] [OE. gredi, AS.
     gr[=ae]dig, gr[=e]dig; akin to D. gretig, OS. gr[=a]dag, OHG.
     gr[=a]tag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, gr[*a]dig, Icel.
     gr[=a][eth]ugr, Goth. gr[=e]dags greedy, gr[=e]d[=e]n to be
     hungry; cf. Skr. g[.r]dh to be greedy. Cf. {Greed.}]


     1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous;
        voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that
        is greedy of his prey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous;
        eager to obtain; avaricious; as, {greedy} of gain.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  greedier
       See {greedy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  greedy
       adj 1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "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" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping},
               {prehensile}]
       2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
          "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed";
          "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an
          avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)},
           {esurient}]
       3: wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably
          consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies"
       [also: {greediest}, {greedier}]