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Grasping

Grasping Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Grasping? [n] the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [n] understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" [adj] immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Grasping: acquisitive \| avaricious \| covetous \| grabby \| greedy \| prehensile \| prehension \| seizing \| taking hold Related Terms \| Find terms related to Grasping: a hog for \| acquiring \| acquisitive \| acquisitiveness \| all-devouring \| all-engulfing \| ambitious for self \| autistic \| avarice \| avaricious \| avariciousness \| avid \| avidity \| avidness \| bloodsucking \| bottomless \| careerist \| clamant \| clamorous \| clinging \| coveting \| covetous \| covetousness \| crying \| cupidity \| demanding \| desirous \| devouring \| draining \| egotistical \| esurient \| exacting \| exigent \| exorbitant \| extortionate \| frenzy of desire \| fury of desire \| gluttonous \| gluttony \| gobbling \| grabby \| graspingness \| greed \| greediness \| greedy \| gripping \| hoggish \| hoggishness \| holding \| importunate \| incontinence \| individualistic \| inordinate desire \| insatiability \| insatiable \| insatiable desire \| insatiate \| insistent \| instant \| intemperateness \| itching palm \| itchy \| keeping \| limitless \| loud \| lupine \| lust \| mean \| mercenary \| miserly \| money-hungry \| money-mad \| narcissistic \| niggardly \| omnivorous \| overgreediness \| overgreedy \| parasitic \| parsimonious \| penny-pinching \| penurious \| persistent \| personalistic \| pertinacious \| piggish \| piggishness \| possessive \| predacious \| predatory \| prehensile \| pressing \| privatistic \| quenchless \| rapacious \| rapaciousness \| rapacity \| raptorial \| ravening \| ravenous \| ravenousness \| remote \| retentive \| self-absorbed \| self-admiring \| self-advancing \| self-besot \| self-centered \| self-considerative \| self-contained \| self-devoted \| self-esteeming \| self-indulgent \| self-interested \| selfish \| self-jealous \| self-occupied \| self-pleasing \| self-seeking \| self-serving \| self-sufficient \| sharkish \| slakeless \| sordid \| sordidness \| stingy \| swinish \| swinishness \| taxing \| tenacious \| tight \| tight-fisted \| unappeasable \| unappeased \| unquenchable \| unsated \| unsatisfied \| unslakeable \| unslaked \| urgent \| venal \| voracious \| voraciousness \| voracity \| vulturine \| vulturous \| wolfish \| wolfishness See Also \| apprehension \| clasp \| clench \| clutch \| clutches \| control \| discernment \| grasp \| grip \| hold \| savvy \| understanding Grasping In Webster's Dictionary \Grasp"ing\, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. -- {Grasp"ingly}, adv. -- {Grasp"ingness}, n.

Grasping Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grasping?

[n] the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
[n] understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
[adj] immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

Grasping In Webster's Dictionary

\Grasp"ing\, a.
1. Seizing; embracing; catching.

2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as,
   he is a grasping man. -- {Grasp"ing*ly}, adv. --
   {Grasp"ing*ness}, n.

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