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Webster 1913 Edition

Grasping

Grasp′ing

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Adj.
1.
Seizing; embracing; catching.
2.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly;
as, he is a grasping man
.
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Grasp′ing-ly
,
adv.
–
Grasp′ing-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Grasping

GR`ASPING

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ppr.
Seizing; embracing; catching; holding.

Definition 2024

grasping

grasping

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Adjective

grasping ‎(comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping)

  1. Greedy, eager for wealth.
    • 1990, Robert Fagles (translator), The Iliad:
      Just how, Agamemnon, great field marshal . . . most grasping man alive, how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? I know of no troves of treasure, piled, lying idle, anywhere.

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  • See also Wikisaurus:greedy

Verb

grasping

  1. present participle of grasp

Noun

grasping ‎(plural graspings)

  1. The act of one who grasps or covets.
    • 2009, Jed McKenna, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
      These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.

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