1. grasping

understanding with difficulty

Example Sentences:
'the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings'

2. grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold

the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Synonyms

• prehension
• seizing
• taking hold

3. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Example Sentences:
'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
• grabby
• greedy
• prehensile