grabby
- adjective
- /ˈɡræbi/
- Offensive
- She's always grabby.
- get grabby
- so grabby
You are working on a book about, quote, grabby aliens.
- You are working on a book about, quote, grabby aliens.
- If they became grabby, they would.
Examples
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-God, I'm feeling grabby tonight.
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You have something she wants, and she can be pretty grabby.
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You were a little grabby...
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I don't want everyone to think I'm being grabby.
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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.
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Her grabby attitude made it hard for her friends to share their belongings.
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When money is involved, his grabby nature often causes tension in the group.
Synonyms
Wanting more food, money, or things than needed
Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people
Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others
Always wants more money and is never satisfied
Wanting very much to have something that belongs to someone else
To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy
Wanting to get more money or things in a selfish way
Wanting very much to get money or things
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grabby comes from the verb grab, meaning 'to take quickly', plus the ending -y, which often means 'full of', as in sleepy. So grabby means 'full of taking' — eager to take things and greedy.