Uncoveted
verb (used with object)
1.
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
to covet another’s property.
2.
to wish for, especially eagerly:
He won the prize they all coveted.
verb (used without object)
3.
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
verb (transitive) -vets, -veting, -veted
1.
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
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