Word of the… uh… whatever #2

Avarice

\AV-uh-ris\, noun:
An excessive desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Can you use “avarice” in a sentence?

4 Responses to Word of the… uh… whatever #2

  1. Devon says:

    “watching the lemur in the Prada store was like watching an incarnation of pure avarice”

  2. The Lemur says:

    ….paraphrasing Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street:

    “Avarice is good.”

  3. Telgator1 says:

    “Prada, Chateau Pibarnon 1994, Cuban cigars, Ferraris, oceanfront real estate….the Lemur’s avarice is exceeded only by his exceptional good taste.”

  4. Mum says:

    “Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. ”
    (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)

    But I like this one better:

    I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice. (Edward Moore)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>