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adj. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"

adj. 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"

avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical

adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical

adj. marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"

leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary

adj. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

misogynic

adj. (used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women

oversuspicious

adj. unduly suspicious

anxious(p), dying(p)

adj. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"

appetent

adj. marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"

thirsty, athirst, hungry

adj. extremely desirous; usu followed by "for": "a thirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for information"

avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy

adj. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

reliant

adj. relying on another for support; "dependent on Middle Eastern oil"

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