adjective greedier greed′i·er, greediest greed′i·est

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

Etymology: 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