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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
grasping
adj 1: 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" [syn:
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy,
prehensile]
n 1: understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his
most strenuous graspings"
2: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the
tentacles) [syn: grasping, taking hold, seizing,
prehension]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Grasping \Grasp"ing\, a.
1. Seizing; embracing; catching.
[1913 Webster]
2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as,
he is a grasping man. -- Grasp"ing*ly, adv. --
Grasp"ing*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for grasping:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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