cupidity | n tamak haloba, kerakusan, keserakahan: the sight of other men’s riches aroused their ~, melihat kekayaan orang lain menimbulkan tamak haloba mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
grasping | adj (derog) greedy, tamak: he is the ~ sort, dia jenis orang yg tamak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
avaricious | adj tamak, (ha)loba, serakah, rakus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
itchy | adj gatal: an ~ rash, ruam yg gatal; ~ palm, tamak haloba; have ~ feet, gatal-gatal hendak mengembara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
cancerous | adj 1. berbarah, berkanser: a ~ growth, ketumbuhan berbarah; 2. (fig.) menular: ~ greed, sifat tamak yg menular. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
greedy | adj filled with selfish desire, a. (for food) lahap, gelojoh, rakus: the ~ little boy ate all the food on the table, budak lelaki yg lahap itu makan segala makanan di atas meja; b. (for wealth, power) tamak, loba, rakus: landlords, ~ for more money cause hardship to their tenants, tuan-tuan tanah yg tamak akan wang yg lebih banyak telah menyebabkan penyewa tanah mereka menderita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
insatiable | adj tdk pernah puas; (of person) tdk pernah puas, tdk puas-puas + approp v: his appetite seems ~, nafsu makannya tdk pernah puas; an ~ desire for fame and glory, keinginan yg tdk pernah puas utk mendapat kemasyhuran dan kegemilangan; ~ curiosity, rasa ingin tahu yg tdk pernah puas; the children were ~, budak-budak itu tdk puas-puas bertanya; ~ of, sangat tamak akan: people who are ~ of wealth, manusia yg sangat tamak akan kekayaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |