greedy
Example Sentences
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In that instance, the public were given the chance to choose the overall winner, opting for the term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy" behaviour.
From Barron's
“He’s not. He’s greedy and selfish and he just wants more money.”
“I’m super excited that we won, but I’m hungry. Like, I’m greedy. I want to win it all so I can complete the story and complete the comeback.”
From Washington Post
In a typically passionate announcement in September, he called for punishing “greedy Big Oil” with a “windfall” profits tax.
From Los Angeles Times
And of course they are also expected to bestow a gift on the greedy couple.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
