money-grubbing en · ADJ
Etymology
From money and grub (“to search for by digging in soil or dirt”).
Meanings
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(derogatory) Fiercely avaricious for money.
Nor will you think this ſtrange, when I tell you, that, take him out of his rote of official buſtle, and the jargon of Change-alley, he had not an idea beyond that money-grubbing ſphere, and was ſcarce not a born ideot, with a head as contracted as his heart[.]
1768, John Cleland, The Woman of Honor, volume 3, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| money-grabbing | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most money-grubbing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more money-grubbing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| moneygrubbing | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
tl mukhang pera (fiercely avaricious for money) · yue 貪錢 /贪钱 (fiercely avaricious for money)