Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
covetously is an adverb meaning "with jealousy; in an envious manner". It carries 2 recorded senses.
in a greedy manner
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for covetously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.