Adjective

(er)

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}

Prone to overeat.

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Dirty or squalid.

Morally degrading.

* 1912 ,

He rode slowly home along the deserted road, watching the stars come out in the clear violet sky.They flashed softly into the limpid heavens, like jewels let fall into clear water. They were a reproach, he felt, to a sordid world.

Grasping.