| 单词 |
covetiveness |
| 释义 |
† ˈcovetiveness Phrenol. Obs. [See -ive.] = acquisitiveness.
1815J. G. Spurzheim Physiogn. Syst. Pref. 10, I know that covetiveness is a pleonasm, but this fault is observed in many other words... I have added iveness solely for the sake of uniformity. 1821New Monthly Mag. II. 596 She has the organ of covetiveness, and steal she must. 1827Hone Every-day Bk. II. 1123 Were these ‘stolen’ looks occasioned by ‘covetiveness’, or ‘self-love?’ |

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