English-Thai Dictionary

grasping

ADJ โลภ  ซึ่ง ละโมบ  งก  avaricious greedy lob

 

graspingly

ADV โลภ  ละโมบ  lob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRASPING

ppr. Seizing; embracing; catching; holding.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRASPING

GRASPING Grasp "ing, a.

 

1. Seizing; embracing; catching.

 

2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. -- Grasp "ing *ly, adv. -- Grasp "ing *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grasping

grasp ing |ˈgraspiNG ɡræspɪŋ | ▶adjective greedy; avaricious: grasping, power-hungry individuals. DERIVATIVES grasp ing ly adverb, grasp ing ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

grasping

grasp |ing |ˈgrɑːspɪŋ | ▶adjective avaricious; greedy: they were regarded as grasping landlords. DERIVATIVES graspingly adverb, graspingness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grasping

grasping adjective a grasping corporate executive: avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, mercenary, materialistic; mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, hoarding, selfish, possessive, close; informal tightfisted, tight, stingy, money-grubbing, cheap, grabby.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grasping

grasping adjective a grasping corporate executive: avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, usurious, covetous, venal; mercenary, materialistic, money-orientated; mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, scrimping, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, hoarding, selfish, possessive, close; N. Amer. forehanded; informal tight-fisted, tight, stingy, money-grubbing, money-grabbing, on the make; N. Amer. informal cheap, grabby; Austral. /NZ informal hungry; vulgar slang tight-arsed. ANTONYMS generous, altruistic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grasping

gr á sp ing 形容詞 1 ｟けなして ｠〈人が 〉強欲な, 金に執着した .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(何かを )握りしめた 〈手など 〉.