"gredy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈɡreːdiː/ Forms: gredier [comparative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English grēdiġ, Anglian form of grǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|grēdiġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English grēdiġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|grēdiġ}} Inherited from Old English grēdiġ, {{m|ang|grǣdiġ}} grǣdiġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*grādag}} Proto-West Germanic *grādag, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*grēdagaz}} Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|gredier||{{{3}}}|head=}} gredy (comparative gredier), {{enm-adj||gredier}} gredy (comparative gredier)
  1. Envious, greedy; lusting after wealth or lucre; displaying avarice or greed. Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-gredy-enm-adj-br1xvJj7 Disambiguation of Money: 50 13 18 19 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 14 19 19 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 13 18 19
  2. Voracious, insatiable, tending to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
    Sense id: en-gredy-enm-adj-v3g3d3qg
  3. Overexcited; excessively eager or willing; displaying impulsiveness.
    Sense id: en-gredy-enm-adj--Ka1oczt
  4. (rare) Starving, hungry; requiring or necessitating nutrition. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Nutrition
    Sense id: en-gredy-enm-adj-LcUheoUb Disambiguation of Nutrition: 19 3 9 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gredi, grædie, grediȝ [Early-Middle-English] Derived forms: gredyly, gredynesse

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