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grasping
01
having an excessive and selfish desire to gain, especially money or possessions
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most grasping
Comparative
more grasping
gradable
Examples
The grasping landlord kept raising the rent without making repairs.
Grasping
01
the act of comprehending something after some struggle
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
His grasping of the theory was slow but steady.
02
a physical seizing, clutching, or holding motion
Examples
The child 's grasping of his mother's hand was tight.
Lexical Tree
grasping
grasp
