1
[ adjective ] adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object

Examples

"a monkey's prehensile tail"

Related terms

nonprehensile

2
[ adjective ] having a keen intellect

Examples

"poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch

Related terms

intelligent

3
[ adjective ] immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Examples

"they are avaricious and will do anything for money" "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields" "a grasping old miser" "greedy for money and power" "grew richer and greedier"

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