greedy vs self-seeking

greedy

adj
  • That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage. 

  • Tending to match as much text as possible. 

  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. 

  • Prone to overeat. 

self-seeking

adj
  • That searches for a target automatically. 

  • Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests. 

noun
  • The selfish promotion of one's own interests. 

How often have the words greedy and self-seeking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )