Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehensionthe act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Adjectives
(s)avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensileimmoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth“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”