showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
• "he was never covetous before he met her" • "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions" • "envious of their art collection"
syn: covetous, envious
similar: desirous
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
• "a jealous lover"
syn: green-eyed, overjealous
similar: distrustful