Hippolyte thinks we are awfully greedy; he was heard yesterday grumbling to the Baronne's maid, "Mais où diable est-ce que ces dames mettent tout ce qu'elles mangent?

It is excessively greedy, and by no means a nice feeder.

He added, however, 'Anyhow, you're five minutes older, and I've published a book, if you have produced that thing.' Johnny was frankly greedy about his book.

He is vainer than man, singularly greedy of notice, singularly intolerant of ridicule, suspicious like the deaf, jealous to the degree of frenzy, and radically devoid of truth.