Prehensile - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪˈhensl|  American pronunciation of the word prehensile
Brit.  |prɪˈhensaɪl|  British pronunciation of the word prehensile

adjective

- having a keen intellect
poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (syn: avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy)
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

Extra examples

The monkey has a prehensile tail.

The elephant has a prehensile trunk.

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