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Definition of Covetingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covetingly
Literary usage of Covetingly
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1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"covetingly,(kuv'-et-ing-le) ad. Eagerly. COVETOUSNESS, (knv'-ve-tns-nes) ns
Avarice ; eagerness of desire. COVETOUSLY, (kuv'-ve-tns-le) ad. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"COVetingly (kuv'e-ting-li), ad». With eager desire to possess. M"*t coi'et.ingly ready.
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