grippy

1
[ grip-ee ]

adjective,grip·pi·er, grip·pi·est.
  1. afflicted with the grippe.

Origin of grippy

1

Words Nearby grippy

Other definitions for grippy (2 of 2)

grippy2
[ grip-ee ]

adjective,grip·pi·er, grip·pi·est.Chiefly Scot.
  1. stingy; avaricious.

Origin of grippy

2
First recorded in 1800–10; grip + -y1

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How to use grippy in a sentence

  • If the Leddy o grippy be not inimitably comic, then can there be no comedy short of screaming farce.

    The Entail | John Galt
  • At the death of the Laird of Plealands, the grippy family, as we have already stated, consisted of three sons and a daughter.

    The Entail | John Galt
  • Yere no far frae the mark, grippy; and now Ill tell you wherein the likeness lies.

    The Entail | John Galt
  • But, saving this accident, nothing went amiss in the preparations for the wedding either at grippy or Kilmarkeckle.

    The Entail | John Galt
  • For some time after the funeral of Mrs. Walter Walkinshaw, the affairs of the grippy family ran in a straight and even current.

    The Entail | John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for grippy

grippy

/ (ˈgrɪpɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of a material) having adhesive qualities

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