adj
Meaning 1
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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adj
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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adj
Prone to overeat.
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adj
Tending to match as much text as possible.
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Antonyms: lazy, nongreedy, reluctant
adj
That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
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Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
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Antonyms: nongreedy
adj
Greedily sought or pursued.
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Usage: archaic
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adjective satellite
wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile
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adjective satellite
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: avid, devouring(a), esurient
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History
From Middle English gredy, from Anglian Old English grēdiġ (“greedy, hungry, eager”) (cognate West Saxon form grǣdiġ), from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdaz, *grēduz, *grēdô (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *gher-. Equivalent to greed + -y. Cognate with Old Saxon grādag (“greedy”), Dutch graag (“gladly, willingly”), Old High German grātag (“greedy”), Danish grådig (“greedy”), Norwegian Bokmål grådig (“greedy”) (from Old Norse gráðigr (“greedy”), gráði (“greed, hunger”)), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (grēdags, “hungry”). Sanskrit गृद्धि (gṛddhi, “greed”) is a false cognate.
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