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Prehensile
adjective 1.Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object. Antonym: nonprehensile. 2.Having a keen intellect. 3.Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy. "Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields" , "A grasping old miser" , "Grasping commercialism" , "Greedy for money and power" , "Grew richer and greedier" , "Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
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