Dictionary Check: prehensile
"prehensile" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
adjective
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
Example:
"a monkey's prehensile tail"
adjective
having a keen intellect
Example:
"poets — those gifted strangely prehensile men"
adjective
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Example:
"they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
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