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prehensile
01
excessively eager to acquire, especially wealth or possessions
Old use
Examples
His prehensile ambition knew no bounds.
02
(of body parts) capable of gripping or holding
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most prehensile
Comparative
more prehensile
gradable
Examples
The monkey 's prehensile tail curled around the branch.
03
quick to understand or absorb ideas
Examples
Her prehensile mind absorbed complex theories with ease.
Lexical Tree
nonprehensile
prehensile
