greedy

  • 1Greedy — Greed y (gr[=e]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Greedier} ( [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Greediest}.] [OE. gredi, AS. gr[=ae]dig, gr[=e]dig; akin to D. gretig, OS. gr[=a]dag, OHG. gr[=a]tag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, gr[*a]dig, Icel. gr[=a][eth]ugr, Goth.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Greedy — steht für Greedy Algorithmus, spezielle Klasse von Algorithmen in der Informatik Greedy (Film), US amerikanische Filmkomödie von Jonathan Lynn aus dem Jahr 1994 Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing in Wireless Networks (GPSR), Routing Protokoll für …

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  • 3Greedy — Título Los codiciosos (España) Besos y pesos (Hispanoamérica) Avaricia sin límite (Argentina) Ficha técnica Dirección Jonathan Lynn Dirección artística Dan Webster …

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  • 4greedy — (adj.) O.E. grædig (West Saxon), gredig (Anglian) voracious, also covetous, from P.Gmc. *grædagaz (Cf. O.S. gradag greedy, O.N. graðr greed, hunger, Dan. graadig, Du. gretig, O.H.G. gratag greedy ), from *græduz (Cf. Goth …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5Greedy — ou Les Héritiers affamés est un film américain réalisé par Jonathan Lynn, sorti en 1994. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …

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  • 6greedy — [grēd′ē] adj. greedier, greediest [ME gredie < OE grædig < base of græd (in grædum, eagerly) + ig (see Y2), akin to Goth grēdags, lit., hungry < IE base * ĝher , to crave > Gr charis, grace, favor] 1. wanting or taking all that one… …

    English World dictionary

  • 7greedy — index exorbitant, gluttonous, illiberal, insatiable, jealous, mercenary, penurious, predatory, rapacious …

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  • 8greedy — *covetous, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious Analogous words: rapacious, ravening, ravenous, *voracious, gluttonous: *stingy, parsimonious, miserly, close, closefisted Contrasted words: bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, generous, *liberal,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9greedy — [adj] desiring excessively acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, closefisted*, covetous, craving, desirous, devouring, eager, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gobbling, gormandizing, grabby, grasping, grudging, gulping, guzzling,… …

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  • 10greedy — ► ADJECTIVE (greedier, greediest) ▪ having or showing greed. DERIVATIVES greedily adverb greediness noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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