"greedy" meaning in English

See greedy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡriːdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-greedy.wav [UK] Forms: greedy [positive], greedier [comparative], greediest [superlative]
Etymology: greed + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|greed|y}} greed + -y Head templates: {{adj|greedy|greedier|greediest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A greedy person is someone who wants money or other items for himself and does not like to share.
    Sense id: simple-greedy-en-adj-fcJd0OAo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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