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grippy

1

[ grip-ee ]

adjective

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


grippy

2

[ grip-ee ]

adjective

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

grippy

/ ˈgrɪpɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a material) having adhesive qualities


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grippy1

Origin of grippy2

First recorded in 1800–10; grip + -y 1

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Example Sentences

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

At the death of the Laird of Plealands, the Grippy family, as we have already stated, consisted of three sons and a daughter.

Yere no far frae the mark, Grippy; and now Ill tell you wherein the likeness lies.

But, saving this accident, nothing went amiss in the preparations for the wedding either at Grippy or Kilmarkeckle.

For some time after the funeral of Mrs. Walter Walkinshaw, the affairs of the Grippy family ran in a straight and even current.

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