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pleonectic

The English word “pleonectic” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Greedy; covetous.

Etymology

19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).

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