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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
prehensile is an adjective meaning "adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object". It carries 3 recorded senses.
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
“a monkey's prehensile tail”
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for prehensile come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.