money-grubbing
money-grubbing adjective: fiercely avaricious for money.
Adjective
money-grubbing (comparative more money-grubbing, superlative most money-grubbing)
- Fiercely avaricious for money.
- Nor will you think this ſtrange, when I tell you, that, take him out of his rote of official buſtle, and the jargon of Change-alley, he had not an idea beyond that money-grubbing ſphere, and was ſcarce not a born ideot, with a head as contracted as his heart[.]1768, John Cleland, The Woman of Honor, volume 3, page 96
money-grubbing meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
money-grubbing in Tamil
- இவறத்தனமானபணச்சேமிப்பு
money-grubbing in Tagalog
- fiercely avaricious for money
- mukhang pera
Forms of money-grubbing
| comparative | more money-grubbing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most money-grubbing |
| alternative form | moneygrubbing |
| alternative form | money-grabbing |
Origin of money-grubbing
From money and grub (“to search for by digging in soil or dirt”).
Questions about money-grubbing
- What does money-grubbing mean?
- Money-grubbing means fiercely avaricious for money.
- What is money-grubbing in Tamil?
- Money-grubbing in Tamil is இவறத்தனமானபணச்சேமிப்பு. See Money-grubbing meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is money-grubbing?
- Money-grubbing is an adjective.
Words near money-grubbing in the dictionary
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