prehensile

Meanings

Adjective

adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
- "a monkey's prehensile tail"

Adjective Satellite

having a keen intellect; - A.T.Quiller-Couch
- "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy

Antonyms

nonprehensile

Scrabble Score: 15

prehensile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prehensile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prehensile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

prehensile is a valid Words With Friends word