Covetous

Cov"et*ous (k?v"?t-?s), a. [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.] 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic]

Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue.
Shak.

Covetous death bereaved us all,
To aggrandize one funeral.
Emerson.

2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.

The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world.
South.

Syn. -- Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly. See Avaricious.