prehensile

Meaning

Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

Synonyms

greedy

covetous

grabby

grasping

avaricious

ravenous

savvy

shrewd

strong

tenacious

edacious

perceptive

percipient

rapacious

Translations

prensile

preênsil

prènsil

prensil

zum Greifen geeignet

préhensile

avaro

avare

Greif-

cupide

avide

avariciós

avido

avaricieux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.