What does money-grubbing mean?
Money-grubbing means (somewhat derogatory) Fiercely avaricious for money..
Money-grubbing
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(somewhat derogatory) Fiercely avaricious for money..
Example Sentences
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[.]
Synonyms for money-grubbing
Antonyms for money-grubbing
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Word Forms
- more money-grubbing
- most money-grubbing
- moneygrubbing
- money-grabbing
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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[.]
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