COVETOUS

(adj.) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"they are avaricious and will do anything for money", "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields", "a grasping old miser", "grasping commercialism", "greedy for money and power", "grew richer and greedier", "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
synonyms : avaricious , grabby , grasping , greedy , prehensile
Cinderella’s prehensile sisters tried their best to marry the prince. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
"he was never covetous before he met her", "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions", "envious of their art collection"
synonyms : envious , jealous

Mnemonics

(Tag: ) covetous = split it as cove(love) + to + US ; because of excessive greed and the love for money covetous people go to USA. i remembered like that.
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(Tag: ) karan johar is covetous about kareena kapoor
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