greedy

Adjective

• wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
  • don't be greedy with the cookies
    

• (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  • avid for adventure
    
  • an avid ambition to succeed
    
  • fierce devouring affection
    
  • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
    
  • greedy for fame
    

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  • they are avaricious and will do anything for money
    
  • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
    
  • a grasping old miser
    
  • grasping commercialism
    
  • greedy for money and power
    
  • grew richer and greedier
    
  • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  avid , devouring(a) , esurient , avaricious , covetous , grabby , grasping , prehensile