greedy

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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).

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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.

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