covetous 1adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionshowing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantagesReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions2.envious of their art collection3.he was never covetous before he met herSynonymsenvious 1jealous 1