greedsome

English

Etymology

From greed +‎ -some.

Adjective

greedsome (comparative more greedsome, superlative most greedsome)

1. Characterised or marked by greed; avaricious
   • 1916, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Old Judge Priest:

     The ant believes what you tell him; the greedsome anteater thrives upon this credulity.

   • 2013, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Folger, The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013:

     This is not to say that the larch are gluttons, greedsome water scavengers totally out of control.