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† ˈgripulous, a. Obs.
Also gripo-.
[app. f. gripple a. + -ous, with spelling assimilated to that of adjs. in -ulous.]
Grasping, avaricious. Hence ˈgripulousness. (Only in T. Adams.)
1614T. Adams Devils Banquet 127 The labourers hyre cries in the gripolous Landlords hand. 1633― Exp. 2 Peter ii. 12 Gripulous avarice. Ibid. iii. 18 Liberality is in medio between gripulousness and profuseness. |