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Materialistic – Caring more about material things than people

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(Pronounced muh-teer-ree-uh-lis-tik)

Excessively concerned with material possessions. 

To remember the definition of the word materialistic, use the following mnemonic:

Material list? (materialistic). Yes, she was obsessed with creating a material list with all her possessions listed. That was all she was concerned about, her material things.

"Material list"?" (Materialistic) yes, she was obsessed with creating a material list with all her possessions listed. That was all she was concerned about, her material things.

 

Examples of materialistic in a sentence

Because he is so materialistic, the workaholic cares more about making money than he does his own family.

Angela is always accused of being materialistic since she likes to buy nice clothing and expensive jewellery.

During the 1980s Britain became a very materialistic society.

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