immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; they are avaricious and will do anything for money; casting covetous eyes on his neighbors fields; a grasping old miser; grasping commercialism; greedy for money and power; grew richer and greedier; prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

[ Syn: avaricious , covetous , grasping , greedy , prehensile ]