grabby

Examples

• All

• -God, I'm feeling grabby tonight.

  Down to You (2000)

• You have something she wants, and she can be pretty grabby.

  The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

• You were a little grabby...

  My Boss's Daughter (2003)

• I don't want everyone to think I'm being grabby.

  The Big Doll House (1971)

• And yes, let me cite another example of democracy being undermined by short-sighted, grabby voters.

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• He always seems grabby when it comes to getting the latest gadgets.

• Her grabby attitude made it hard for her friends to share their belongings.

• When money is involved, his grabby nature often causes tension in the group.

Synonyms

G

greedy

vsgrabby

228 1.4

Wanting more food, money, or things than needed

is focused on immoderate eagerness to acquire rather than general excess desire

M

money-hungry

vsgrabby

• Informal

7 6.0

Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people

is eager to acquire things broadly, not only focused on money

R

rapacious

vsgrabby

• Formal

6 9.3

Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others

is eager to acquire but does not necessarily imply aggressive behaviour

G

grasping

vsgrabby

4 8.2

Wanting to get more money or things in a selfish way

is immoderately eager to acquire things rather than always active in pursuit

A

avaricious

vsgrabby

• Formal

3 9.2

Always wants more money and is never satisfied

is immoderately eager but less focused on extreme, never-satisfied intensity

C

covetous

vsgrabby

3 8.4

Wanting very much to have something that belongs to someone else

is about wanting to acquire things generally rather than coveting others' goods

A

acquisitive

vsgrabby

2 7.9

To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy

is specifically about eagerness to acquire rather than general interest in possession

P

prehensile

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• Offensive

1 9.0

Wanting very much to get money or things

means the same craving but states it as ordinary description rather than figurative

Antonyms

G

generous

449 1.6

Willing to give more than is expected, especially money or time

S

selfless

65 3.2

Caring more about other people's needs than your own

How Greedy

insatiable

37 7.5

rapacious

• Formal

6 9.3

grabby

• Offensive

6 8.1

greedy

228 1.4

self-seeking

2 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology