grasping

adj.
Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.

graspingly grasp'ing·ly adv.
graspingness grasp'ing·ness n.

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.

adj

Definition: greedy
Antonyms: altruistic, generous, unselfish

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A similar equine neurosis to windsucking; the horse grasps a fixed object with its teeth, but does not swallow air.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som gerne vil rage til sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
hebberig

Français (French)
adj. - cupide (péj), crochu (des doigts, des griffes)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - habgierig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρπακτικός, άπληστος

Italiano (Italian)
avido

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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