Defn: That may be coveted; desirable.
COVETER
Cov"et*er (-r), n.
Defn: One who covets.
COVETISE Cov"et*ise (-s), n. Etym: [OF. coveitise, F. convoitise. See Covet, v. t. ]
Defn: Avarice. [Obs.] Spenser.
COVETIVENESS
Cov"et*ive*ness (-v-), n. (Phren.)
Defn: Acquisitiveness.
COVETOUS
Cov"et*ous (kv"t-s), a. Etym: [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See
Covet, v. t.]
1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; — used in a good sense. [Archaic] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. Covetous death bereaved us all, To aggrandize one funeral. Emerson.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; — in a bad sense. The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South.