grasping

  • 21grasping — adjective Eager for money; greedy …

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  • 22grasping — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquiring, acquisitive, acquisitiveness, all devouring, all engulfing, ambitious for self, autistic, avarice, avaricious, avariciousness, avid, avidity, avidness, bloodsucking, bottomless, careerist, clamant …

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  • 23grasping — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. niggardly, rapacious, penurious; see greedy 1 . See Synonym Study at greedy . n. Syn. hold, taking, grabbing; see catch 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. avaricious, greedy, acquisitive, hungry, covetous, rapacious,… …

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  • 24grasping — grasp|ing [ græspıŋ ] adjective only interested in getting as much money as possible …

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  • 25grasping — grasp·ing || græspɪŋ / grɑːs adj. greedy, avaricious græsp /grɑːsp n. grip, clasp, hold; understanding, knowledge, realization v. hold tight, grip; grab hold; understand, comprehend …

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  • 26grasping — a. Avaricious, covetous, rapacious, exacting, sordid, with an itching palm …

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  • 27grasping — adj 1. greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, grabbing, Sl. grabby, rapacious; selfish, hoarding, possessive; miserly, penurious, parsimonious, grudging; chary, sparing, Rare. illiberal, niggardly; stingy, mean, shabby, closefisted, tight fisted, close …

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  • 28grasping — adjective Syn: greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, rapacious, mercenary, materialistic; informal tight fisted, tight, money grubbing; N.Amer.; informal grabby …

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  • 29grasping — UK [ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ] / US [ˈɡræspɪŋ] adjective only interested in getting as much money as possible …

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  • 30grasping — grasp•ing [[t]ˈgræs pɪŋ, ˈgrɑs [/t]] adj. greedy; avaricious • Etymology: 1540–50 …

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