graspingness

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graspingness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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