graspingn.

/ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/

/ˈɡraspɪŋ/

Etymology: < grasp v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of grasp v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun]

nomea1300

arrestc1386

seizingc1400

rugging1507

rapping1541

grasping1546

seizement1581

expropriation1626

possessionc1693

grabbing1788

grab1835

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Lii^v Gredy graspyng gat it.

1647 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 215 Ambitious spirits, who, for the grasping of a vast and unjust power..have [etc.].

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xvii. 132 They lick themselves whole, by an overforward grasping at such passages of Scripture.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 313 This grasping of the Militia of the Kingdom into their own hands..was..desired the Summer before.

1841 R. W. Emerson Man the Reformer in Dial Apr. 537 Let the amelioration in our laws of property proceed from the concession of the rich, not from the grasping of the poor.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 99 The history of almost every man's rise in the world consists of a succession of graspings and holdings.

attributive.1876 Clin. Soc. IX. 146 The hand had regained ordinary grasping power.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

graspingadj.

/ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/

/ˈɡraspɪŋ/

Etymology: -ing suffix².

1. That grasps, in senses of the verb; tenacious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adjective]

fasta1398

gripple1513

nipping1566

griping?1573

grasping1577

gripping1623

tenacious1647

holding1681

vice-like1835

tenent1861

1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 93^v And lastly deme thy fethered bedde, alwaies thy graspyng graue.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5^v It forst him slacke, His grasping hold.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 37 Nought but knarled roots of ancient pines Branchless and blasted, clenched with grasping roots The unwilling soil.

1883 G. Allen in Knowledge 20 July 34 The big grasping claws..in a crab.

2. figurative. Eager for gain, greedy, avaricious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions

greedya1000

overgreedyOE

avarous1303

covetous1340

concupiscible1398

avaricious1474

silver-sick?a1500

lucrous1511

having1528

lucrative1549

concupiscentious1555

holding1569

griping?1573

concupiscential1577

over-havinga1600

gripulous1614

ingordigious1637

concupitive1651

appropriative1655

lucripetous1675

coveting1699

grasping1747

concupiscenta1834

acquisitive1846

pleonectic1858

big-eye1868

wanting1876

possessive1889

grabby1910

gold-digging1925

territorial1966

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xix. 126 The less, surely, ought I to give into these grasping views of my brother.

1812 Burke's Speech Middlesex Election, 1771 in Wks. V. 367 This is..a difficult thing to the corrupt, grasping and ambitious part of human nature.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby iv. xxviii. 196 My wealth, on which a kinsman nigh Already casts a grasping eye.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 555 He was generally thought interested and grasping.

Derivatives

ˈgraspingly adv.

ΚΠ

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. vii. 127 To be more graspingly selfish.

1885 C. Lowe Life Bismarck II. 357 The Pope had proved himself to be graspingly unwise.

1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Dec. 209 Hard were their backs as anvils of steel, and graspingly arched nipper-armed claws before them.

ˈgraspingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xix. 124 To take all that good-nature, or indulgence..confers, shews..a graspingness that is unworthy of that indulgence.

1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma vii. 194 Faults of self-assertion, graspingness and violence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	grasping
释义	graspingn. /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ//ˈɡraspɪŋ/ Etymology: < grasp v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of grasp v. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] nomea1300 arrestc1386 seizingc1400 rugging1507 rapping1541 grasping1546 seizement1581 expropriation1626 possessionc1693 grabbing1788 grab1835 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Lii^v Gredy graspyng gat it. 1647 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 215 Ambitious spirits, who, for the grasping of a vast and unjust power..have [etc.]. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xvii. 132 They lick themselves whole, by an overforward grasping at such passages of Scripture. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 313 This grasping of the Militia of the Kingdom into their own hands..was..desired the Summer before. 1841 R. W. Emerson Man the Reformer in Dial Apr. 537 Let the amelioration in our laws of property proceed from the concession of the rich, not from the grasping of the poor. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 99 The history of almost every man's rise in the world consists of a succession of graspings and holdings. attributive.1876 Clin. Soc. IX. 146 The hand had regained ordinary grasping power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). graspingadj. /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ//ˈɡraspɪŋ/ Etymology: -ing suffix². 1. That grasps, in senses of the verb; tenacious. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adjective] fasta1398 gripple1513 nipping1566 griping?1573 grasping1577 gripping1623 tenacious1647 holding1681 vice-like1835 tenent1861 1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 93^v And lastly deme thy fethered bedde, alwaies thy graspyng graue. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5^v It forst him slacke, His grasping hold. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 37 Nought but knarled roots of ancient pines Branchless and blasted, clenched with grasping roots The unwilling soil. 1883 G. Allen in Knowledge 20 July 34 The big grasping claws..in a crab. 2. figurative. Eager for gain, greedy, avaricious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions greedya1000 overgreedyOE avarous1303 covetous1340 concupiscible1398 avaricious1474 silver-sick?a1500 lucrous1511 having1528 lucrative1549 concupiscentious1555 holding1569 griping?1573 concupiscential1577 over-havinga1600 gripulous1614 ingordigious1637 concupitive1651 appropriative1655 lucripetous1675 coveting1699 grasping1747 concupiscenta1834 acquisitive1846 pleonectic1858 big-eye1868 wanting1876 possessive1889 grabby1910 gold-digging1925 territorial1966 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xix. 126 The less, surely, ought I to give into these grasping views of my brother. 1812 Burke's Speech Middlesex Election, 1771 in Wks. V. 367 This is..a difficult thing to the corrupt, grasping and ambitious part of human nature. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby iv. xxviii. 196 My wealth, on which a kinsman nigh Already casts a grasping eye. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 555 He was generally thought interested and grasping. Derivatives ˈgraspingly adv. ΚΠ 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. vii. 127 To be more graspingly selfish. 1885 C. Lowe Life Bismarck II. 357 The Pope had proved himself to be graspingly unwise. 1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Dec. 209 Hard were their backs as anvils of steel, and graspingly arched nipper-armed claws before them. ˈgraspingness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xix. 124 To take all that good-nature, or indulgence..confers, shews..a graspingness that is unworthy of that indulgence. 1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma vii. 194 Faults of self-assertion, graspingness and violence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1546adj.1577
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