covetous.

Strongly wanting possessions or advantages that belong to someone else.

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Words that belong together

• covetous glance
• covetous eye

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A covetous glance lingered on the visitor's pearl ring.

He watched their effortless friendship with covetous eyes.

Usage notes

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