Meaning & use
covetous
Having a strong, often excessive desire for something that belongs to someone else.
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He cast a covetous eye on his neighbor's new sports car.
Her covetous glance at the necklace made the shop owner uneasy.
A note on using this word
Covetous is a formal, somewhat literary word; envious is the more common everyday alternative.
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