avariciousness
Example Sentences
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For the Greeks, that was just avariciousness, an activity that shrunk you down into a people-pleasing marketer or hollowed you out because you pursued hollow things.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2017
It is anyone's guess whether ownership can survive the accessibility the Internet provides or the avariciousness of the music streaming services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
Oh, yes," he admits, "we have a very mercenary segment that displays the avariciousness and lack of humanitarianism of the times.
From Time Magazine Archive
He received his pay and left the office, rejoicing that he had not lied for the purposes of abetting a sordid avariciousness, and benefiting an unprincipled employer.
From Sowing and Reaping by Dwight Lyman Moody
The avariciousness of the household yielded to the demands of religion.
From The Village Rector by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
