prehensile

adj.

UK //pɹɪhˈɛnsaɪl// pre·hen·sile

Synonyms

avaricious
covetous
grabby
grasping
greedy

Antonyms

nonprehensile

Origin

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