greedier
USGREE-dee-er/ˈɡɹidiɚ/UKGREE-dee-uh/ˈɡɹiːdiə/
- 1Comparative of greedy.
The greedier of the two business partners refused to share any of the profits.
As the prize fund grew larger, the contestants grew steadily greedier.
Note
The usual comparative of a two-syllable adjective ending in -y: the y turns to i before -er. More greedy is also possible but less common. The comparative carries every sense of greedy, not only the moral one. A programmer can call one pattern greedier than another when it matches more text, and a diner can be greedier at the table without being grasping about money.
greedier is a form of greedy
greedy, adjective: Full of greed; consumed by selfish desires for wealth, possessions, or gain. Full entry
- Spelling
- greedy → greedier: change y to i, add -er
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