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There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking people's entire hit songs and rapping over them. It gave publishers license to get a little greedy.
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Meaning of "greedy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREEDY

Old English grǣdig; related to Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic grēdags hungry, Old High German grātac.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEDY

greedy  [ˈɡriːdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greedy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GREEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greedy

Greedy may refer to: ▪ Greedy, a 1994 comedy ▪ Greedy, an album by Headless Chickens ▪ Greedy algorithm, a class of algorithms.

Definition of greedy in the English dictionary

The definition of greedy in the dictionary is excessively desirous of food or wealth, esp in large amounts; voracious. Other definition of greedy is foll by for eager.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREEDY


beady
ˈbiːdɪ
beedi
ˈbiːdɪ
bredie
ˈbriːdɪ
deedy
ˈdiːdɪ
heedy
ˈhiːdɪ
Macready
məˈkriːdɪ
needy
ˈniːdɪ
orthopaedy
ˈɔːθəʊpiːdɪ
orthopedy
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪ
overgreedy
ˌəʊvəˈɡriːdɪ
reedy
ˈriːdɪ
seedy
ˈsiːdɪ
speedy
ˈspiːdɪ
tweedy
ˈtwiːdɪ
ungreedy
ʌnˈɡriːdɪ
unheedy
ʌnˈhiːdɪ
weedy
ˈwiːdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEDY

grecianise
grecianize
Grecism
Grecize
Greco
Greco-Roman
grecque
gree
greebo
Greece
greed
greedier
greediest
greedily
greediness
greedless
greedsome
greedy guts
greegree

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEDY

alternative comedy
black comedy
Cape Kennedy
comedy
dramedy
Greek tragedy
herbal remedy
higgledy-piggledy
high comedy
Kennedy
light comedy
musical comedy
predy
raggedy
remedy
romantic comedy
scaredy
situation comedy
tragedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of greedy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GREEDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «greedy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of greedy

Translation of «greedy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEDY

Find out the translation of greedy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greedy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greedy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贪婪的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avaro
570 millions of speakers

English

greedy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लालची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَشِع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жадный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ganancioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোভী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cupide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tamak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gierig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

欲ばりの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

욕심 많은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rakus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tham lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேராசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोभी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açgözlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chciwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жадібний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lacom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπληστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gulsig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

girig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grådig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greedy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEDY»

The term «greedy» is very widely used and occupies the 19.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greedy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greedy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greedy

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10 QUOTES WITH «GREEDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word greedy.
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Peter Ackroyd
The English have always been greedy for news of times past, with that mixture of fatalism and melancholy which is part of the national character.
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George Aiken
People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way.
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Marian Anderson
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
4
Lance Armstrong
The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.
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Vidya Balan
My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
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Beck
There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking people's entire hit songs and rapping over them. It gave publishers license to get a little greedy.
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Kenneth Branagh
I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.
8
Deb Caletti
I long for books; I am utterly greedy about them.
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Gina Carano
You shouldn't be greedy. You should feel good about yourself and not be greedy of what other people have.
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Silvia Cartwright
We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEDY»

Discover the use of greedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Greedy Approximation
This first book on greedy approximation gives a systematic presentation of the fundamental results.
Vladimir Temlyakov, 2011
2
The Greedy Triangle
Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shapeshifter to add more lines and angles until it doesn't know which side is up.
Marilyn Burns, 1994
3
Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, ...
It needs passionate debate and smart policy—and a hero to take on the establishment. Dylan Ratigan is that hero, and this is the book that will rally people behind him.
Dylan Ratigan, 2012
4
The Greedy Python
A classic tale of a greedy snake, with illustrations from Eric Carle, is now available as a Ready-to-Read. In this humorous story about manners, respect, and friendship, a greedy python eats every creature he comes across in the jungle.
Richard Buckley, 2012
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Greedy Zebra
A story about the origin of the zebra's stripes, in which the drab, colorless, coatless animals of the savanna happen upon a mysterious cave containing wonderful, colorful coats--all except for Zebra, whose greed leads him to suffer a ...
‎1984
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Pandora Gets Greedy
Greed is hiding somewhere in Rome.
Carolyn Hennesy, 2012
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Greedy Gus and the Cherry Tree
Greedy Gus is a true story about a man in my village in Crete, Greece.
Anna Andurlakis, 2008
8
Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale
After all the punctuation marks have been given their assignments, Greedy Apostrophe runs all over town inserting himself in places where he does not belong and causing great confusion.
Jan Carr, 2007
9
Chocolate Mousse For Greedy Goose
A variety of animals gather together for an evening meal.
Julia Donaldson, 2010
10
Gus the Greedy Puppy
Gus the puppy will eat almost anything, and when Mrs. Wilson's diamond ring disappears, he becomes the prime suspect.
Jenny Dale, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greedy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greedy Bastard” burger criticized
burger A very large hamburger marketed by New Zealand food chain Burger Fuel has attracted the ire of national regulators. Though agreeing ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
2
Breakingviews-US bank bosses get greedy in latest merger
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - The bosses at U.S. lender BB&T have gotten greedy. The Federal Reserve last week approved the ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
John Oliver Takes On Greedy Sports Teams Stealing Taxpayer Dollars
John Oliver and the Last Week Tonight team have been on vacation, but now they're back to their usual tricks. What's more is, unlike the subject ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
4
NCERT book's chapter on 'greedy' pvt hospitals draws IMA protest
CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: A chapter in an NCERT textbook on healthcare has become the latest issue of contention between the Indian ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Greedy leaders selling out once proud Malays, says Dr Mahathir in …
He said politics that was supposed to save the community has now turned destructive because of greedy leaders eyeing high positions. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
6
Is It Time to Be Greedy in Singapore's Stock Market?
At the start of that year, the PE ratio of the index went down to just 6 and as we now know, that was a great time to be greedy (the Straits Times ... «The Motley Fool Singapore, Jul 15»
7
Jindal: Clinton, Obama's 'failed policies' feed greedy government
Hillary Clinton in the White House come 2016 would mean an extension of President Obama's poor economic policies, according to Louisiana ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Negotiation Q&A: Does Raising My Rates Make Me Greedy?
When we're focused solely on what's in it for us, it's more likely that we'll come across as greedy or self-serving when we're negotiating. Me me ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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I'm a greedy person: Lekha Washington
I'm a greedy person. I was very insecure before being an actor and for me being sort of adulated gave me a sense of — it helped me get over ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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I'm not greedy, confused, or seeking attention: I'm bisexual
There is no such thing as "greedy" when it comes to sexuality. In fact when it comes to me I find it very hard to hold down a relationship with ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Greedy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/greedy>. May 2024 ».
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