What does grasping mean?
Grasping means Greedy, eager for wealth..
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/ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ · adjective
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.
These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.
Use grasping when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grasping means Greedy, eager for wealth..
Common synonyms include avaricious, covetous, acquisitive, prehensile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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