: Is there any word or phrases that can replace greed and greedy? Apparently, greed and greedy are weak words in poetry, so you can't use them, but what other words would you use? The pirate

Apparently, greed and greedy are weak words in poetry, so you can't use them, but what other words would you use?

The pirate greed for their gold.

And the adventurers are greedy

In their quests for adventures

Until an arrow in the knee they take.

I can't think of a way to reword this. It's like impossible, and I just think it's ridiculous to think of these two words as weak.

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@Deb2945533

The English in this example is not idiomatic, and "greed" cannot be used as a verb, as appears attempted here. Also, we generally avoid repetition (greed/greedy; adventurers/adventure) unless it serves a purpose. Maybe better:
Pirates lust after gold, and
Adventurers are greedy in their quest for excitement ...
Or: Adventurers grasp at the thrill of their quest

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@Harper186

Many.
Consider consulting a thesaurus: www.thesaurus.com/browse/greed https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/greedy

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