gredy
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English grēdiġ, Anglian form of grǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz.
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gredy (comparative gredier)
- Envious, greedy; lusting after wealth or lucre; displaying avarice or greed.
- Voracious, insatiable, tending to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
- Overexcited; excessively eager or willing; displaying impulsiveness.
- (rare) Starving, hungry; requiring or necessitating nutrition.
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- “grẹ̄dī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-17.