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avarice

[ av-er-is ]

noun

  1. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

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avarice

/ 藞忙惫蓹谤瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. extreme greed for riches; cupidity
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢补惫补藞谤颈肠颈辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藢补惫补藞谤颈肠颈辞耻蝉, adjective
  • 藢补惫补藞谤颈肠颈辞耻蝉ly, adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of avarice1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin 补惫腻谤颈迟颈补, equivalent to 补惫腻谤(耻蝉) 鈥済reedy鈥 + -itia -ice
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of avarice1

C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from 补惫腻谤耻蝉 covetous, from 补惫脓谤别 to crave
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Ellis-Taylor, meanwhile, brings a palpable heartache to 鈥淣ickel Boys鈥 as a devoted grandmother sidelined by inequality and avarice.

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But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.

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He embraces cruelty, violence, greed, avarice, selfishness, revenge, lying, lust and dissembling.

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Walsh鈥檚 attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn鈥檛 motivated by avarice, but desperation.

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Related to my point above, the destruction of the moral compass and avarice and cowardice in the Republican party has ushered in a new wave of candidates and politicians.

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