grasping

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/
Hyphenation: grasp‧ing

Adjective

grasping (comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping)

Greedy, eager for wealth.
- 1990, Robert Fagles, transl., The Iliad:
  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.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:greedy

Derived terms

Translations

greedy, eager for wealth

Bulgarian: алчен (bg) (alčen), ненаситен (bg) (nenasiten)
German: gierig (de)
Greek: αρπακτικός (el) m (arpaktikós), πλεονέκτης (el) m (pleonéktis)
Ancient: πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs)
Irish: santach
Maori: touapo
Plautdietsch: bejierich

Verb

grasping

present participle and gerund of grasp

Noun

grasping (plural graspings)

The act of one who grasps or covets.
- 2009, Jed McKenna, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment:
  These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.

Anagrams

pargings, sparging, spriggan

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