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Graspingness

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.

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graspingness

n. the quality of being grasping