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Syllable division and stress derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
covetous is an adjective meaning "showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages". It carries 2 recorded senses.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
“they are avaricious and will do anything for money”
“casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields”
“a grasping old miser”
“grasping commercialism”
“greedy for money and power”
“grew richer and greedier”
“prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for covetous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.