adjective
grabby
GRA-bee
Grabby (adjective) means Inclined to grab things, often rudely or greedily. Example: “The toddler got grabby with everyone's plates at dinner.”
adjective
1
Inclined to grab things, often rudely or greedily.
"The toddler got grabby with everyone's plates at dinner."
2
Immediately eye-catching or attention-grabbing.
"The ad needed a grabbier headline to stand out online."
"Nearly every bookstore contains a designated Colleen Hoover table, display case or section, stuffed with vague but grabby titles, like “All Your Perfects” and “Ugly Love.” I slorped down three of them in one week."
— Pamela Paul, What’s the Story With Colleen Hoover? (2023)
"By “this” he meant that the platform was filled with videos that have sensationalized titles, heavily edited content and grabby thumbnails, often featuring a person’s emotive face."
— Chris Almeida, They’re Ignoring MrBeast’s Rules of YouTube, and Thriving (2024)
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Word forms
- Plural
- grabbies
- Comparative
- grabbier
- Superlative
- grabbiest
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Etymology
From "grab" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-y".
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What does “grabby” mean?
The word “grabby” means inclined to grab things, often rudely or greedily.
How do you pronounce “grabby”?
“Grabby” is pronounced GRA-bee (/ˈɡɹæbi/ in IPA).
How do you use “grabby” in a sentence?
Here is “grabby” used in a sentence: “The toddler got grabby with everyone's plates at dinner.”
What part of speech is “grabby”?
“Grabby” is an adjective.
How many meanings does “grabby” have?
“Grabby” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: inclined to grab things, often rudely or greedily.
