grippy
1 Americanadjective
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of grippy1
Origin of grippy2
Example Sentences
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It even uses thinner shoelaces, using a grippy sawtooth pattern that helps them stay tied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Your hands are supposed to slip out. Marshawn had sort of grippy gloves, and they would stick to my cast. That was the most painful thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Ioan fell on a bend that had been dry and grippy the day before.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
I took measures to stay safe — really grippy hiking boots, venturing out only in the daylight hours, communicating often with my husband.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
The first few minutes were sheer terror, her teeth clenched so hard that her jaw ached, her toes curled up inside her special new grippy shoes, her arms and even fingers spread wide for balance.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
And the more cars run on it, the grippier it gets.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
The aluminum frame around the phone has a satin texture, while the back is now made from a grippier matte material instead of glossy plastic.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
One change that I really like is that each analog stick has a textured center, making them grippier than the comparatively smooth sticks on the Pro.
From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2022
On average, he found the surviving anoles seemed to have much bigger, grippier toe pads than the population had averaged before, as if those with less sticky feet had been carried away by the storms.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2020
We wish its top surface was grippier, but other than that, we really like it.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2018
“When Nordic skiing is frozen boilerplate, that makes for great fat biking — the fastest, grippiest conditions,” Acheson said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
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