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   covetous

   /ˈkʌvɪtəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else: "she fingered the linen with covetous hands"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French coveitous, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity).

   Derivatives

   • 1. covetously adverb
   • 2. covetousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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