grasping
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grasp·ing
(grăs'pĭng) 
adj.
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
graspingly grasp'ing·ly adv.
graspingness grasp'ing·ness n.
adj.
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
graspingly grasp'ing·ly adv.
graspingness grasp'ing·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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grasping
adjective
- Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, greedy, hungry. Informal grabby. See desire, give/take/reciprocity.
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grasping
adj
Definition: greedy
Antonyms: altruistic, generous, unselfish
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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grasping
A similar equine neurosis to windsucking; the horse grasps a fixed object with its teeth, but does not swallow air.
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Grasping
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som gerne vil rage til sig
Français (French)
adj. - cupide (péj), crochu (des doigts, des griffes)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - habgierig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρπακτικός, άπληστος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ganancioso, avaro
Русский (Russian)
хваткий, скупой
Español (Spanish)
adj. - codicioso, avaro
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gripande, vinningslysten
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抓的, 贪婪的, 握的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 抓的, 貪婪的, 握的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잡는, 욕심이 많은
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - つかむ, 貪欲な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طماع, جشع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רודף בצע, חמדן
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Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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