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graspingly

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈgras-piŋ\
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈgras-piŋ\

Definition of graspingly word

  • noun graspingly In a grasping manner. 1
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Parts of speech for Graspingly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Graspingly

graspingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for graspingly

adverb graspingly

  • possessively — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
  • covetously — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
  • rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
  • avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
  • accumulatively — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
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