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covetously

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English covetous
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English covetously

    From covetous + -ly.

    Adverb

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    covetously (comparative more covetously, superlative most covetously)

    1. In a covetous manner.

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