Definition of covet

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Covet (v. t.) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).

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Miserly :: Miserly (a.) Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
Niggard :: Niggard (a.) Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Sordid :: Sordid (a.) Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
Worldliness :: Worldliness (n.) The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
Closehanded :: Closehanded (a.) Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
Lust :: Lust (n.) To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after..
Miser :: Miser (n.) A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard..
Hunks :: Hunks (n.) A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard..
Niggardly :: Niggardly (a.) Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
Misery :: Misery (n.) Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) Strong desire.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense.
Miscovet :: Miscovet (v. t.) To covet wrongfully.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
Stunk :: Stingy (superl.) Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl..
Ambition :: Ambition (v. t.) To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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