Hyphenation of greedy

Are you trying to hyphenate greedy ? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

greedy

Definitions of greedy :

1.	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
2.	(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous Avid for adventure An avid ambition to succeed Fierce devouring affection The esurient eyes of an avid curiosity Greedy for fame
3.	Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume Don't be greedy with the cookies

Synonyms of greedy :

adj	avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile, acquisitive
adj	avid, devouring, esurient, desirous
adj	gluttonous

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.