greedy

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Synonyms: greed, reedy, breedy, preedy, greeny, greely, creedy, greeds, greddy, greeby, greedo

Antonyms: greed, reedy, breedy, preedy, greeny, greely, creedy, greeds, greddy, greeby, greedo

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Adjective

1. Having [[greed]]; consumed by [[selfish]] desires.
2. Prone to [[overeat]].
3. {{lb|en|regular expressions}} Tending to match as much text as possible.
4. {{lb|en|computer science|of an algorithm}} That tries to find the [[global]] [[optimum]] by finding the [[local]] optimum at each stage.
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[greedily|Greedily]] [[seek|sought]] or [[pursue]]d.

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