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overgrasping

overgrasping adjective: excessively grasping.

Adjective

overgrasping (comparative more overgrasping, superlative most overgrasping)

  1. Excessively grasping.

Forms of overgrasping

comparativemore overgrasping
superlativemost overgrasping

Origin of overgrasping

From over- + grasping.

Questions about overgrasping

What does overgrasping mean?
Overgrasping means excessively grasping.
What part of speech is overgrasping?
Overgrasping is an adjective.

Words near overgrasping in the dictionary

  1. overgraining
  2. overgrains
  3. overgrand
  4. overgranulated
  5. overgranulation
  6. overgrasping
  7. overgrassed
  8. overgrassing
  9. overgrateful
  10. overgratefully
  11. overgratification

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