adverb
- in a manner showing a strong desire to possess something that belongs to another
Examples
- She looked covetingly at her friend's new car.
- He gazed covetingly at the expensive watch in the store window.
- The child stared covetingly at the toy another kid was playing with.
- She eyed the promotion covetingly, hoping it would soon be hers.
- He watched covetingly as the inheritance was divided among his relatives.