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”), equivalent to greed +‎ -y. Cognate with Old Saxon grādag ("gladly, willingly" compare Dutch graag), Old High German grātag (“greedy”), Danish grådig (“greedy”) (from Old Norse gráðigr (“greedy”), gráði (“greed, hunger”)), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (grēdags, “hungry”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ngordh (“to crave for, starve, die”).

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
• Dalmatian: golaus
• 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:

  Sorani: چاو برسی

• Latin: avarus (la)
• Maori: touapo (mi)
• Polish: chciwy (pl) m
• Portuguese: guloso, ganancioso
• Russian: жадный (ru) (žádnyj), алчный (ru) (álčnyj)
• Sardinian: mandigadore, ispasteradu, isgrasumìdu

  Campidanese Sardinian: abbramiu, asurídu, asuríu

  Gallurese Sardinian: inguddòssu, strùziu

  Logudorese Sardinian: alarpu, esurídu, isurídu, abbramidu

• Sassarese Sardinian: abbramidu, ucciòni
• 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