grasping
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grasping
- /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ US
- /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ UK
adjective more grasping · most grasping
- Greedy, eager for wealth. Just how, Agamemnon, great field marshal . . . most grasping man alive, how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? I know of no troves of treasure, piled, lying idle, anywhere.
verb
- present participle and gerund of grasp
noun graspings
- The act of one who grasps or covets. These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: greedy, avaricious, covetous, grabby, seizing, prehension, prehensile, acquisitive, taking hold, avid, taking, clinging, seize, mastering, understanding, leverage
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adj greedy, eager for wealth
| Deutsch | gierig |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αρπακτικός arpaktikós, πλεονέκτης pleonéktis |
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title = {grasping},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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