avariciousness
- a word derived from avarice.
- a word derived from avaricious.
Example Sentences
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For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2017
It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
Oh, yes," he admits, "we have a very mercenary segment that displays the avariciousness and lack of humanitarianism of the times.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the dying woman, still possessed by her Norman avariciousness, replied YES with her eyes and her forehead, and so urged her son to get in his wheat, and to leave her to die alone.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
The elder daughter is killed by a cobra-bite because of her avariciousness.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill
