grippy
1 Americanadjective
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of grippy1
First recorded in 1800–10; grip + -y 1
Origin of grippy1
Example Sentences
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But as temperatures fall below about 50 degrees F, they get harder, noisier and less grippy.
“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
Ioan fell on a bend that had been dry and grippy the day before.
From BBC
On the floor, she used four varieties of marble to create a custom mosaic that provides a more grippy surface.
From Seattle Times
The American found the right balance between control and attack on the Schlossberg course, where a variation of grippy snow and icy spots caused problems for many racers.
From Seattle Times
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