grabby
Americanadjective
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tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy.
a grabby ticket scalper.
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Slang. provoking immediate attention or interest; arresting.
a poster with some really grabby artwork.
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having a capacity for or tendency toward holding, grasping, or sticking.
Car tires that are too grabby waste fuel.
adjective
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greedy or selfish
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direct, stimulating, or attention-grabbing
grabbier opening paragraphs
Etymology
Origin of grabby
Example Sentences
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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
He and his team have supercharged his ability to connect too, whether that's with grabby videos on social media or chats on his own podcast.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The hotel’s dilapidation — to say nothing of its grubby, grabby, mostly male clientele — is a far cry from the yacht parties the women were recently enjoying in Sydney.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023
“Between Two Windows” is sort of like one of those money booth games at a birthday party or casino where dollar bills blow about, promising rewards to the grabby and clever.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023
I have known my share of peculiar, difficult, nervous, grabby people, but I’ve never encountered any genuinely, consistently detestable human beings in all my life.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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