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covetously

covetously adverb: in a covetous manner.

Adverb

covetously (comparative more covetously, superlative most covetously)

  1. In a covetous manner

Forms of covetously

comparativemore covetously
superlativemost covetously

Origin of covetously

From covetous + -ly.

Questions about covetously

What does covetously mean?
Covetously means in a covetous manner.
What part of speech is covetously?
Covetously is an adverb.

Words near covetously in the dictionary

  1. covetious
  2. covetise
  3. covetive
  4. covetiveness
  5. covetous
  6. covetously
  7. covetousness
  8. covetousnesses
  9. covets
  10. covey
  11. coveyed

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