greedy
adjective
excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc..
greediness
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a word derived from
greedy.
Example Sentences
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“It’s just execution, greediness of some sort,” Wembanyama said after the Spurs managed just 30 second-half points, after 76 in the first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"I don't know. I think it's just execution, greediness of some sort. We clearly weren't the most hungry in the second half."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
For years, policy makers and tech executives have sought to balance the inherent greediness of algorithms’ logic with the human-level fairness of their decisions.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 26, 2022
“We have uncovered this greediness in America that I did not think existed, but is alive and well,” said Luke Pergande, a co-founder of Prop Swap.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2018
Each morning Sibanda would sneak off to his food tree and sing to it about the greediness of his wife and family.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
