greedy

Определение greedy в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Having greed; consumed by selfish desires; Tending to match as much text as possible
This regular expression performs a greedy match.; {a} eager, ravenous, hungry, covetous; wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies"; Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain; (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"; 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"; If you describe someone as greedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair. He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises She is greedy and selfish. + greedily greedi·ly Livy ate the pasties greedily and with huge enjoyment. always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need; {s} gluttonous, insatiable, selfish, avaricious, grasping, covetous; wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies; Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey; mercenary; gluttonous
greedy algorithm: A greedy algorithm is any algorithm that follows the problem solving metaheuristic of making the locally optimum choice at each stage with the hope of finding the global optimum
greedily: In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire; avidly; eagerly
greediness: avidity
greedily: avariciously
greedily: {a} eagerly, ravenously, voraciously
greediness: {n} eagerness, ravenousness, nearness
greedier: comparative of greedy
greediest: superlative of greedy
greedily: in a greedy manner
greedily: desirously, covetously, avariciously, selfishly, graspingly
greediness: The state of being greedy
greediness: {i} covetousness, avarice, desire for great wealth or power
greediness: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" an excessive desire for food
greediness: an excessive desire for food
greediness: The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire
greediness: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"

greedy

Расстановка переносов

gree·dy

Турецкое произношение

gridi

Синонимы

gluttonous, acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, close-fisted, covetous, craving, desirous, devouring, eager, edacious, esurient, gobbling

Антонимы

abstemious, benevolent, charitable, extravagant, generous, liberal, philanthropic

Произношение

/ˈgrēdē/ /ˈɡriːdiː/

Этимология

[ 'grE-dE ] (adjective.) before 12th century. From Middle English gredy, from Old English grǣdiġ (“greedy, hungry, eager”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdaz, *grēduz, *grēdēn (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghAr(e)dh-, *ghrēdh- (“to be hungry, long for”). Cognate with Old Saxon grādag (“gladly, willingly”) (Dutch graag), Old High German grātag (“greedy”), Danish grådig (“greedy”) (Old Norse gráðigr (“greedy”), gráði (“greed, hunger”)), Gothic