Greedy vs Grudging - What's the difference?
greedy | grudging |
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
* , chapter=7
, title= Prone to overeat.
(computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
Unwilling or with reluctance.
The state of bearing a grudge.
* 1806 , Matthew Henry, An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
As adjectives the difference between greedy and grudging
is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while grudging is unwilling or with reluctance.As a verb grudging is
.As a noun grudging is
the state of bearing a grudge.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
* *Anagrams
* (l)grudging
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award
Derived terms
* grudginglyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of