prēˈhen(t)səl adjective
Etymology: French préhensile, from Latin prehensus (past participle of prehendere to grasp, seize, from pre- — from prae- pre- — + -hendere — akin to Old Norse geta to get) + French -ile — more at get
1. : adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
the prehensile tail of a monkey
a prehensile upper lip … used to pluck foliage — Grace H. Glueck
2.
a. : gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic insight or perception
our poets — those gifted strangely prehensile men — A.T.Quiller-Couch
b. : showing cupidity : avaricious , greedy
increased the staff of his prehensile employees — J.B.Cabell & A.J.Hanna
• pre·hen·sil·i·ty ˌprē(ˌ)henˈsiləd.ē noun -es