† gripulousadj.
Obsolete.
Grasping, avaricious. (Only in T. Adams.)
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
1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iii. 127 The labourers hyre cries in the gripulous Landlords hand.
1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 12) 846 Gripulous avarice.
Derivatives
ˈgripulousness 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
1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (iii. 18) 1556 Liberality is in medio, betweene gripulousnesse and profusenesse.
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