| ADJECTIVE | all | prehensile | adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | prehensile | having a keen intellect | |
| all | prehensile, avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
| Meaning | Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a monkey's prehensile tail" | |
| Opposite | nonprehensile | not prehensile |
| Spanish | prensil | |
| Catalan | prènsil | |
| Meaning | Having a keen intellect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch | |
| Broader | intelligent | Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree |
| Meaning | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" | |
| Synonyms | avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy | |
| Broader | acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
| Spanish | avariciosa, avaricioso, avarienta, avariento, avaro, ávida, ávido, codicioso, mezquina | |
| Catalan | avar, avariciós, cobdiciós | |
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