grasping en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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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, Robert Fagles, transl., The Iliad:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more grasping | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most grasping | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
graspingly · straw-grasping · overgrasping · graspingness
Translations (11)
el πλεονέκτης (greedy, eager for wealth) · bg ненаситен (greedy, eager for wealth) · mi touapo (greedy, eager for wealth) · pl łapczywy (greedy, eager for wealth) · grc πλεονέκτης (greedy, eager for wealth) · el αρπακτικός (greedy, eager for wealth) · bg алчен (greedy, eager for wealth) · ga santach (greedy, eager for wealth) · pl pazerny (greedy, eager for wealth) · pdt bejierich (greedy, eager for wealth) · de gierig (greedy, eager for wealth)