Meaning ofgreedyin English

Adjective

1. consumed by selfish desires; excessively selfish
2. prone to overeating; excessive consumption
   The greedy child ate the entire cake by himself.
3. seeking local optimum for global gain
   The greedy algorithm chooses the best option at each step.
4. (in computing) matching as much text as possible
   The regular expression is greedy, matching as much of the string as possible.