greedy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgriːdi/

adjective (greedier, greediest)

  • having an excessive desire or appetite for food: he’s scoffed the lot, the greedy pig
  • having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power: people driven from their land by greedy developers

Derivatives

greedily

adverb

greediness

noun

Origin:

Old English grǣdig, of Germanic origin