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