Sekirov Dictionary

grasping

UK /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/US /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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Greedy, eager for wealth.
- 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. — 1990

noun1

•
The act of one who grasps or covets.
- These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings. — 2009

forms

graspings · more grasping · most grasping

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