Definition/Meaning of avaricious

• English - Adjective: avaricious ( comparative more avaricious , superlative most avaricious ) Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property . Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854) In a word , he was called a hard , avaricious , rapacious man , whose chief business was to enrich himself ... Synonyms See also Wikisaurus:greedy Derived terms avariciously…
• English - Alternative forms: avaritious ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From Old French avaricieux , from avarice , from Latin avaritia ( “ greed ” ), from avarus ( “ greedy ” ), of avere ( “ crave , long for ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/