Definition of covet

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Covet (v. i.) To have or indulge inordinate desire.

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Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Niggard :: Niggard (n.) A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser..
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Niggard :: Niggard (a.) Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Covetiveness :: Covetiveness (n.) Acquisitiveness.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..
Worldliness :: Worldliness (n.) The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. i.) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Desirous :: Desirous (n.) Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.
Covetable :: Covetable (a.) That may be coveted; desirable.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects..
Covetise :: Covetise (v. t.) Avarice.
Hard-fisted :: Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.
Covet :: Covet (v. i.) To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Misery :: Misery (n.) Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
Cupidity :: Cupidity (n.) Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness.
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