adverb
- in a manner showing a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person
Examples
- She looked covetously at her neighbor's new car.
- He gazed covetously at the expensive jewelry in the store window.
- The child eyed the toy covetously, wishing it were hers.
- They covetously watched as their rival received the award.
- She covetously desired the promotion that her colleague had earned.