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Webster 1913 Edition


Grasping

Grasp′ing

,
Adj.
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
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grasping

GR`ASPING

,
ppr.
Seizing; embracing; catching; holding.