greedy
adjective
excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc..
greedier
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comparativeof greedy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“True to form, more than half is still in its wrapper, hidden from greedy hands and greedier palates, one end neatly cut away as if by the hand of a fantastically skilled mohel.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2020
And now, they have just become greedier and don’t know where to stop.”
From Fox News ● Dec. 8, 2018
Those like Silver who reached the pinnacle of power get even greedier.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
But their attempt to capture QED in Seattle had been brazen, and it had nearly succeeded: A greedier owner would have taken the money rather than write to his cousin at the CIA.
From MSNBC ● Nov. 7, 2017
I am getting greedier and greedier with the thought that two of us can bring home more corn than Kim can by himself.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
