Prehensile (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees".
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Meaning 2
Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail".
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Examples
- The monkey used its prehensile tail to swing from tree to tree with ease.
- A prehensile grasp allows the sloth to hold onto branches while it sleeps.
- The opossum's prehensile tail acts as a fifth limb, providing additional support as it climbs.
- Some species of lizards have prehensile tails that help them balance on thin branches.
- A prehensile appendage is essential for many arboreal animals to navigate their forest habitats.
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Meaning 3
Having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch.
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Examples
- Writers like Shakespeare are considered prehensile thinkers, capable of grasping complex ideas with ease.
- Her prehensile mind allowed her to juggle multiple creative projects at once.
- As a renowned physicist, she was known for her prehensile understanding of theoretical concepts.
- The novelist's prehensile imagination was evident in the intricate plot twists and turns.
- With a prehensile intellect, the young mathematician quickly grasped the abstract principles of calculus.