grabby
Use Grabby in a sentence
i adjective, grab·bi·er, grab·bi·est.
1.
tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy: a grabby ticket scalper.
2.
Slang. provoking immediate attention or interest; arresting: a poster with some really grabby artwork.
3.
having a capacity for or tendency toward holding, grasping, or sticking: Car tires that are too grabby waste fuel.
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| —adj , -bier, -biest | |
| 1. | greedy or selfish |
| 2. | direct, stimulating, or attention-grabbing: grabbier opening paragraphs |
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Grabby
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Years of poor management and grabby unions had left it in wretched shape.
There's nothing about this money grab that makes it more grabby than any other.
It's a rugged model that will appeal to the construction worker and to parents with grabby toddlers.
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