greedy

English

Etymology

From Middle English gredy, from Old English grǣdiġ (“greedy, hungry, eager”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdaz, *grēduz, *grēdô (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghAr(e)dh-, *ghrēdh- (“to be hungry, long for”). Cognate with Old Saxon grādag (“gladly, willingly”) (Dutch graag), Old High German grātag (“greedy”), Danish grådig (“greedy”) (from Old Norse gráðigr (“greedy”), gráði (“greed, hunger”)), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (grēdags, “hungry”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdi

Adjective

greedy (comparative greedier, superlative greediest)

1. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
2. Prone to overeat.
3. (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.

   This regular expression performs a greedy match.

Synonyms

• gluttonous
• See also Wikisaurus:greedy

Related terms

• greed
• greediness
• greedy-guts

Translations

having greed; consumed by selfish desires

Afrikaans: gulsig Albanian: lakmitar Arabic: طماع (ar) (Tammaa3) Armenian: ագահ (hy) (agah) Chinese: Mandarin: 貪婪的 (cmn), 贪婪的 (cmn) (tānlán-de), 貪心的 (cmn), 贪心的 (cmn) (tānxīn-de) Czech: chtivý (cs) m., chamtivý (cs) m. Dutch: hebzuchtig (nl) Finnish: ahne (fi) French: avaricieux (fr), cupide (fr), avide (fr) German: gierig (de), habgierig (de), habsüchtig (de) Greek: άπληστος (el) (áplistos) m. Hungarian: mohó (hu), kapzsi (hu)

Ido: avida Italian: ingordo (it), avido (it) Japanese: 貪欲な (ja) (どんよくな, don'yoku-na) Korean: 욕심 많은 (ko) (yoksim maneun) Kurdish: چاو برسی Latin: avarus (la) Polish: chciwy (pl) m. Portuguese: guloso, ganancioso Russian: жадный (ru) (žádnyj), алчный (ru) (álčnyj) Sardinian: mandigadore, ispasteradu, isgrasumìdu Scottish Gaelic: gionach (gd), sanntach (gd) Spanish: codicioso (es), avaricioso (es), tragón (es) Swedish: girig (sv) Telugu: పొగరు West Frisian: gjirrich (fy)

External links

• greedy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• greedy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• greyed