avaricious.

Driven by an excessive desire to acquire money or possessions.

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Words that belong together

• avaricious landlord
• avaricious appetite

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The avaricious landlord counted the silver before asking about the flood.

An avaricious gleam returned whenever the inheritance was mentioned.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more avaricious; superlative most avaricious where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.