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Greedy vs Consuming - What's the difference?

greedy | consuming |

As adjectives the difference between greedy and consuming

is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while consuming is holding one's attention or interest.

As a verb consuming is

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greedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.

    • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    consuming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * time-consuming

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Holding one's attention or interest.
    • :: a consuming passion for wikis