grasping

definition: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms: greedy
definition: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: taking hold
definition: understanding with difficulty
example: The lecture was beyond their most strenuous graspings.
speech part: noun
synonyms:

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