grasping

[1]	taking hold , seizing , prehension

adj.

[1]	greedy , avaricious , acquisitive , rapacious , mean , miserly , stingy , penurious , parsimonious , niggardly , tight , tight-fisted , penny-pinching , close-fisted , mercenary
[2]	avaricious , covetous , grabby , greedy , prehensile