Grasping
ahd-5
adjective.
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Eager to gain possession of something; covetous; rapacious; avaricious; exacting; miserly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Seizing; embracing; catching.
adjective.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Eager for money;
greedy
.
verb.
Present participle of
grasp
.
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noun.
understanding with difficulty
noun.
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
adjective.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Word Usage
"As for cognition of the impure appearances of seemingly true existence, the term grasping for true existence (bden-par grub-pa) has two meanings."
Equivalent
acquisitive
Form
graspingly
graspingness
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
apprehension
discernment
savvy
understanding
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
gasping
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
a hog for
acquiring
acquisitive
acquisitiveness
all-devouring
verb-stem
grasp