pleonectic
English
Etymology
19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).
Adjective
pleonectic (comparative more pleonectic, superlative most pleonectic)
- Greedy; covetous.
Related terms
- pleonexia