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grabby

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæbi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English grab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grabby From grab + -y.

  1. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
  2. Attention-grabbing; striking, stimulating.

    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.

    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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English grab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grabby From grab + -y.

  1. Humanlike hand of some animals, mainly rodents and primates.

    Look at that gerbil and his little grabbies! So cute.