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    [Adjective]  | "av*a*ri*cious" | \ ˌa-və-ˈri-shəs \


    1: greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches


    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Adjective]  | "avaricious" 


    1: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions;


      * e.g., " ... an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars "



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     [ "Avaricious" ]

    1: The desire to possess more than needed or required, to not share or distribute; greedy.

      * e.g.,  ... The avaricious man would not share his water. 

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