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greedier

The correct spelling is greedier.

How to pronounce greedier

adjective

Say it like: Gree-dee-r

The correct spelling is greedier. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. For example: "This regular expression performs a greedy match."

Usage Examples

This regular expression performs a greedy match.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  2. 2.Prone to overeat.
  3. 3.Tending to match as much text as possible.
  4. 4.(of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.

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