greedy for a criminal

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What adjective could I use for "greedy" to describe that if the criminal wasn't going to steal everything, he wouldn't have been arrested?
 
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ostap77 said:
What adjective could I use for "greedy" to describe that if the criminal wasn't going to steal everything, he wouldn't have been arrested?
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How does stealing everything, as opposed to stealing something, affect the likelihood of a thief being caught?
 
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It took him longer than it should have. He didn't manage to get away before police arrived.
 
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"Greedy" sounds like the right adjective to use.
 
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