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Which [money] while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith.

1 Tim. vi. 10.

Cov"et*a*ble (k?v"?t-?-b'l), a.
That may be coveted; desirable.

Cov"et*er (-?r), n. One who
covets.

Cov"et*ise (-?s), n. [OF.
coveitise, F. convoitise. See Covet,
v. t. ] Avarice. [Obs.]
Spenser.

Cov"et*ive*ness (-?v-), n.
(Phren.) Acquisitiveness.

Cov"et*ous (k?v"?t-?s), a. [OF.
coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet,
v. t.] 1. Very desirous;
eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic]

Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue.

Shak.

Covetous death bereaved us all,

To aggrandize one funeral.

Emerson.

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

The covetous person lives as if the world
were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world.


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