grasp·ing (gr s p ng)adj. Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious. grasp ing·ly adv.grasp ing·ness n. |
grasping [ˈgrɑːspɪŋ]
adj
greedy; avaricious; rapacious
graspingly adv
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| Noun | 1. | grasping - understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
| 2. |  grasping - the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" | |
| Adj. | 1. | grasping - 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" acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" |
grasping
adjective greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, mean, selfish, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), venal, miserly, avaricious, niggardly, covetous, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo slang), usurious, tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) She is a grasping and manipulative young woman.
generous, altruistic, unselfish
generous, altruistic, unselfish
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