Grabby
//ˈɡɹæbi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Humanlike hand of some animals, mainly rodents and primates. childish, plural-normally
"Look at that gerbil and his little grabbies! So cute."
Adjective
- 1 Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
- 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 immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From grab + -y.
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