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over-grasping
over-grasping adj. 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡraspɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/
, /ˌəʊvəˈɡrɑːspɪŋ//ˌəʊvəˈɡraspɪŋ/U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡræspɪŋ/
/ˌoʊvərˈɡræspɪŋ/ΚΠ
1830 C. M. Sedgwick Clarence II. xv. 274 He had a genuine admiration for Miss Clarence, and the extinction of his o'er-grasping hopes was a serious shock to him.
1995 Time (Nexis) 8 May 58 The constitutional rights of all Americans, she believes, are threatened by an overgrasping, irresponsible government.
over-grasping
over-grasping n. /ˌəʊvəˈɡraspɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/
, /ˌəʊvəˈɡrɑːspɪŋ//ˌəʊvəˈɡraspɪŋ/U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡræspɪŋ/
/ˌoʊvərˈɡræspɪŋ/ΚΠ
1673 E. Coles Pract. Disc. God's Sovereignty 24 By over-grasping we may sprain our Hands, and unfit 'em for Service otherwise within their compass.
1999 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 93 625 If the unjust person were not excessively devoted to goods like honor, money, or power, the community would be better off, for such overgrasping inevitably leads to social disorder and mastery.
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- limber-box
- limber-chain
- limber-chest
- limber-footed
- limber-hole
- limber-hook
- limber-horse
- limber-legged
- limber-neck
- limber-passage
- limber-plank
- limber-rope
- limber-saddle
- limber-strake
- limber-tar
- limberbacked
- limberboard
- limberbox
- limberchain
- limberchest
- limbered
- limbered up
- limberer
- limberest
- limberfooted