Websters Dictionary 1828
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Covetous
COVETOUS, adjective
1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; in a good sense; as covetous of wisdom, virtue or learning.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess; directed to money or goods, avaricious.
A bishop must not be covetous 1 Timothy 3:3.