Greedy vs Excessive - What's the difference?
greedy | excessive |
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
As adjectives the difference between greedy and excessive
is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.greedy
English
Adjective
(er)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.”}}
Synonyms
* gluttonous * See alsoDerived terms
* greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-gutsExternal links
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* (l)excessive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."