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“greedy” in Latin
gulōsusgluttonous; appetizingvorāxvoracious, gluttonousavāruscovetous, greedy, avariciousavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, glappetōto strive for, reach after (something), try to get; to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail; to approach, draw nistudiōsuseager, zealous, fond, assiduous; anxious; studious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
greedy
Ravenous, hungry, cibi avidus: cibi plurimi (whose appetite is difficult to satisfy): gulosus (who thinks of nothing but gratifying his palate): vorax (ravenous).
Avaricious, habendi cupidus (greedy to have or possess): aliquantum avidior ad rem: avarus (who tries to enrich himself any how at the expense of others): pecuniae cupidus or avidus (of him who hoards treasures). ☞ From the context, cupidus only, and avidus (as Cic., De Or., 2, 43, 183, and [opposed to liberalis, Cic., Rosc., Com., 7, extr.] = longing or greedy after possession, money).
IMPROPR., ad aliquid intentus (intent on): appetens (longing, striving after anything): studiosus (very much bent on anything): very greedy, avidissimus or cupidissimus alicujus rei; to be greedy of, aliquid cupide appetere: concupiscere aliquid (to be vehemently desirous after); also, cupidum, avidum, studiosum esse alicujus rei; versari in alicujus rei cupiditate: to be very greedy of anything, cupiditate alicujus rei ardere: desiderio alicujus rei magno teneri; sitire, sitienter expetere aliquid (to thirst after): not to be greedy of, a cupiditate alicujus rei longe abhorrere: to make anybody greedy of anything, alicui cupiditatem dare, or (stronger term) injicere; aliquem in cupiditatem impellere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for greedy?
- The usual Latin words for “greedy” are gulōsus, vorāx, avārus; also avidus, appetō, studiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.