English adjective: grabby | |||
1. | grabby immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||
Samples | They are avaricious and will do anything for money. Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields. A grasping old miser. Grasping commercialism. Greedy for money and power. Grew richer and greedier. Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees. | ||
Synonyms | avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy, prehensile | ||
Similar | acquisitive | ||
Antonyms | unacquisitive | ||