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An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

, adv. In a greedy manner.

The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak.

or food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.

A glutton. [Low] Todd.

Adorned with filigree. Tatler.

Excessively greedy.

Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.

d; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.

To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

agree in the expediency of the law. If music and sweet poetry agree. Shak. Their witness agreed not together. Mark xiv. 56. The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Sir T. Browne.

Of the same opinion; agreed; as, on these points we are at one.

An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. Beattie.

Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. "Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown." Southey.

Eagerly; greedily.

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.

A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham.

To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [Written also bouse, and boose.] Landor. This is better than boozing in public houses. H. R. Haweis.

livery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. [Brokers' Cant]