covetously
In jealous longing
Covetously describes doing something with intense, often envious desire for what belongs to others.
Someone who eyes a neighbor's new car covetously wants it for themselves: She gazed covetously at the diamond necklace in the display case.
The word carries moral weight from its biblical roots—to covet is to desire wrongfully.
With excessive greed
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- rapaciouslyWith greedy aggression
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
materialistic · insatiable · voracious · mercenary · avaricious · money-grubbing · grasping · clutching
With covetous resentment
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- green-eyedMarked by envy
invidiously · bitterly · wistfully · longingly · spitefully · yearningly
With sexual desire
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- hungrilyWith strong appetite
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- cravinglyWith strong desire
achingly · wantonly · desirously · ardently · fervently · passionately · intensely · obsessively
avariciously
With excessive greed
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- rapaciouslyWith greedy aggression
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
hoarding · materialistic · insatiable · voracious · mercenary · avaricious · money-grubbing · grasping · clutching · amassing
jealously
With covetous resentment
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
green-eyed · invidiously · bitterly · wistfully · longingly · spitefully · yearningly
lustfully
With sexual desire
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- hungrilyWith strong appetite
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
cravingly · achingly · wantonly · desirously · ardently · fervently · passionately · intensely · obsessively · single-mindedly
admiringly
With visible approval
lingeringly · hungrily · intently · eyeing · ogling · staring · watching · regarding · observing · scrutinizing
covetouslygenerously
With free-giving spirit
unselfishly · magnanimously · charitably · open-handedly · liberally
covetouslycontentedly
In a fulfilled way
gratefully · appreciatively · thankfully · serenely · peacefully
covetouslybenevolently
In a kindhearted manner
kindly · warm-heartedly · big-heartedly · nobly · graciously