Bible Dictionaries
Covetous

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) Very desirous; eager to obtain; - used in a good sense.

(2):

(v. t.) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; - in a bad sense.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Covetous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/covetous.html. 1828.