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"
Antonyms:
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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