covetous

Etymology

From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.

adj

  1. Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

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