avaricious
adjective
av·a·ri·cious
ˌa-və-ˈri-shəs 
: greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
avaricious land-grabbers
avariciously
adverb
avariciousness
noun
Examples of avaricious in a Sentence
an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars
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What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
But is better than the alternative of admitting to an avaricious Moscow that Ukraine must accept some kind of defeat.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Manipulating these obviously very greedy and avaricious [people] is still kind of beneath his skills.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
But is better than the alternative of admitting to an avaricious Moscow that Ukraine must accept some kind of defeat.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Manipulating these obviously very greedy and avaricious [people] is still kind of beneath his skills.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Avaricious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avaricious. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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avaricious
adjective
av·a·ri·cious
ˌav-ə-ˈrish-əs
: greedy for riches
avariciously
adverb
avariciousness
noun
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