Hyphenation of covetous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word covetous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cov-etous

Definitions of covetous:

1.	Showing extreme cupidity Painfully desirous of another's advantages He was never covetous before he met her Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions Envious of their art collection
2.	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

Synonyms of covetous:

adj	envious, jealous, desirous
adj	avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile, acquisitive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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