Greedy and stingy are used not only of money, but often of other things, as food, etc. The greedy child wishes to enjoy everything himself; the stingy child, to keep others from getting it.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

selfish It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
rapacious Ukrainians don't deserve to be invaded by a rapacious army.
covetous A covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.
avaricious Mr. Jackson is an avaricious old man.
hungry The hungry birds were eating from the bird feeder.
insatiable Dan had an insatiable appetite towards violence.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
greedy		rising
selfish		rising
rapacious		rising
covetous		steady
avaricious		steady
hungry		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: avid²
6 letters: hungry², sordid², grabby, guzzly
7 letters: selfish², thirsty², miserly³, piggish, hoggish
8 letters: grasping², ravenous³, desirous³, covetous, ravening, edacious, esurient
9 letters: predatory⁴, mercenary⁴, voracious³, rapacious³, cormorant³, insatiate
10 letters: insatiable⁴, gluttonous³, prehensile, avaricious
11 letters: acquisitive⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avid² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: cupide
Español: codicioso
Deutsch: raffgierig
Català: cobejós