† ˈgripulous, a. Obs.
Also gripo-.
[app. f. gripple a. + -ous, with spelling assimilated to that of adjs. in -ulous.]
Grasping, avaricious. Hence ˈgripulousness. (Only in T. Adams.)
| 1614 T. Adams Devils Banquet 127 The labourers hyre cries in the gripolous Landlords hand. 1633 ― Exp. 2 Peter ii. 12 Gripulous avarice. Ibid. iii. 18 Liberality is in medio between gripulousness and profuseness. |