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Grabby

//ˈɡɹæbi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
  2. 2
    Attention-grabbing; striking, stimulating.

    "Nearly every bookstore contains a designated Colleen Hoover table, display case or section, stuffed with vague but grabby titles, like “All Your Perfects” and “Ugly Love.” I slorped down three of them in one week."

Adjective
  1. 1
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Humanlike hand of some animals, mainly rodents and primates. childish, plural-normally

    "Look at that gerbil and his little grabbies! So cute."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From grab + -y.

Etymology 2

From grab + -y.

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