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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
greedy/ˈɡriːdi/

▶adjective (greedier, greediest) having or showing greed.

– derivatives
greedily adverb,
greediness noun.

– origin OE grǣdig, of Gmc origin.

'greedy' also found in these Oxford entries:

avarice - esurient - glutton - grabby - grasping - greed - gut - gutsy - hoard - hog - lickerish - pig - rapacious

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