Avaricious Definition

ăvə-rĭshəs
adjective
Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.
American Heritage
Full of avarice; greedy for riches.
Webster's New World

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

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Origin of Avaricious

  • From Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).

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Avaricious Sentence Examples

  • He showed indeed none of the avaricious temper so common among the politicians of the time.

  • Though probably not personally avaricious, he was justly accused of nepotism.

  • He promoted navigation and commerce, but was avaricious and deceitful.

  • I have been no avaricious oppressor of the people.

  • Ibn Batuta saw him when he visited India, and says that he was very avaricious.

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