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51Greedy reductionism — a number of related, contentious theories that hold, very roughly, that the nature of complex things can always be reduced to (be explained by) simpler or more fundamental things. This is said of objects, phenomena, explanations, theories, and… …
52greedy — Synonyms and related words: Apician, a hog for, acquiring, acquisitive, all devouring, ambitious for self, autistic, avaricious, avid, bolting, bottomless, careerist, close, cormorant, coveting, covetous, cramming, crapulent, crapulous, craving,… …
53greedy — greed·y || griËdɪ adj. gluttonous, insatiable, selfish, avaricious, grasping, covetous …
54greedy — gifre …
55greedy — adjective (greedier, greediest) having or showing greed. Derivatives greedily adverb greediness noun Origin OE grdig, of Gmc origin …
56greedy — a. 1. Voracious, ravenous, gluttonous, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate. 2. Eager, very desirous. 3. Grasping, avaricious, rapacious, selfish …
57greedy — adj 1. avaricious, grasping, acquisitive, Sl. grabby, rapacious; selfish, hoarding, possessive; miserly, penurious, parsimonious, grudging, niggardly, Rare. illiberal; stingy, mean, closefisted, tightfisted, close, Inf. tight, penny pinching;… …
58greedy — [ˈgriːdi] adj 1) British wanting to eat or drink more food than you need 2) wanting more money, possessions, or power than you need greedily adv …
59greedy — greed•y [[t]ˈgri di[/t]] adj. greed•i•er, greed•i•est 1) excessively desirous of wealth, profit, etc 2) having a strong or great desire for food or drink; voracious 3) keenly desirous; eager (often fol. by of or for) • Etymology: bef. 900; ME… …
60greedy pig rig — a fishing rig for holding very large baits, designed to avoid bites from smaller, undesired species …
