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greedy

/ˈɡɹiːdi/
adjective
  1. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

  2. Prone to overeat.

  3. Tending to match as much text as possible.

    "This regular expression performs a greedy match."

Synonymsgluttonous
Antonymslazy, nongreedy, reluctant, nongreedy

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