greedy
adjective
excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc..
greediest
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superlativeof greedy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Only the greediest dullards seem to have kept their focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The wiliest or greediest adult children have their eye on the main prize: real estate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
“We have so much land, so much resource, but we must be one of the greediest countries out there.”
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
Enough guavas to appease even the greediest Island santo for life!
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
