avariciousness love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being avaricious; insatiable or inordinate passion for property.

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  • noun The state or quality of being avaricious.

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  • noun extreme greed for material wealth

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Examples

  • At the mention of the name the little group grew very grave, their avariciousness replaced by trepidation.

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • At the mention of the name the little group grew very grave, their avariciousness replaced by trepidation.

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • At the mention of the name the little group grew very grave, their avariciousness replaced by trepidation.

    The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010

  • The situation evolved a rough set of checks and balances which tended to hold down the avariciousness of any one particular class.

    Sneak Attack 2009

  • When will debt not be an option and when will humans guard against avariciousness?

    Bailouts Blaze; Exuberance Explodes 2008

  • On the one hand, this is avariciousness; on the other, astuteness.

    The Secrets of His Succession Wolff, Michael 2008

  • You lost the “spiritual” warfare at that point when you opted for underhanded avariciousness.

    The US is Trying to Take Over The World - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • When we describe their pompous vanity and take exquisite pleasure in putting calipers on the immense littleness of their avarice, we are making records of our own littleness and avariciousness.

    Philip "Momism" Wylie on Congress The Daily Growler 2006

  • Many newspaper executives see something sinister in Craigslist's near-total lack of avariciousness --

    Zen and the Art of Classified Advertising 2006

  • M. de Courtornieu, by his avariciousness, had made even more enemies than the Duc de Sairmeuse; and all the peasants who thought they had more or less reason to complain of his extortions were delighted at this opportunity to frighten him.

    The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003

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