greedy
/ˈɡɹiːdi/ · greed·y
adjective
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. His greedy pursuit of wealth left his friends feeling used.
- Prone to overeat. She made a greedy bite of the chocolate cake, barely pausing between mouthfuls.
- Tending to match as much text as possible, especially in regular expressions. The pattern .* is greedy, so it captures the longest possible string.
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Did you know? In computer science, a ‘greedy algorithm’ makes the locally optimal choice at each step, mirroring the word’s sense of taking as much as possible.