English Explanatory Dictionary

pleonectic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Greedy; covetous.

Word forms

pleonectic more pleonectic most pleonectic

Etymology

19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).

Related words

pleonexia
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