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The definition of greedy is someone who wants more of something than he is entitled to or the behavior of wanting more than you are entitled to.

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An example of greedy is when you gobble up 10 of the 12 cookies before the other five people at the party have a chance to get any.

See greedy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective greedier, greediest

wanting or taking all that one can get, with no thought of others' needs; desiring more than one needs or deserves; avaricious; covetous
having too strong a desire for food and drink; gluttonous; voracious
intensely eager

Origin: ME gredie < OE grædig < base of græd- (in grædum, eagerly) + -ig (see -y), akin to Goth grēdags, lit., hungry < IE base *ĝher-, to crave > Gr charis, grace, favor

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greedily adverb
greediness noun

See greedy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective greed·i·er, greed·i·est

Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.
Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; gluttonous.
Extremely eager or desirous: greedy for the opportunity to prove their ability.

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Origin: Middle English gredi

Origin: , from Old English grǣdig; see gher-² in Indo-European roots

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