avariciousness

Example Sentences

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For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2017

It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2015

Oh, yes," he admits, "we have a very mercenary segment that displays the avariciousness and lack of humanitarianism of the times.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plaintiff has fallen into hystericals from disappointed avariciousness....

From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by Anstey, F.

Their imposing sculptures, curious arms, picture records, and rich, fanciful garments, filled the invaders with surprise and whetted their gross avariciousness.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray