greedy
adjective
excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc..
greedily
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a word derived from
greedy.
Example Sentences
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But the giant technology companies are now greedily raising as much money as they can from suckers — excuse me, investors — to keep spending on the AI arms race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nothing of that great regional upheaval greedily foretold by the prophets of Western decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
To the millions who greedily gobbled up scuttlebutt about her legendary meanness over the years, this is far from a news flash.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
The idea of the metaverse has been bearing down on us for decades, and until now we’ve greedily eaten up its ever-ripening fruits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
He gave her a mug of soup straight off the fire, and she sipped it greedily.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
