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grabby

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grab⋅by

  [grab-ee]
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–adjective, -bi⋅er, -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.
Origin:
1905–10; grab 1 + -y 1
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grab·by   (grāb'ē)   
adj.   grab·bi·er, grab·bi·est Informal

  1. Acquisitive or greedy.

  2. Attracting attention; striking: "Many critics charge, however, that these new resources are being used ... to attract viewers, using grabby images and exotic locales" (Alan Bunce).

grab'bi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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