👟 Not slippery 🎬 Very exciting

grippy

7.0

Exciting in a way that keeps you wanting to know more

adjective
/ˈɡrɪpi/

: absorvente

The game was grippy, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Examples

You're all uptight, this sort of very hard, grippy sort of tense sensation mentally in your body.
The thrilling plot of the movie was so grippy that I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
This book is incredibly grippy; I stayed up all night reading it.

Synonyms

exciting

vsgrippy

∞ 1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

is about holding attention strongly, not only causing excitement

thrilling

vsgrippy

102 3.6

Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster

is focused on keeping attention rather than just providing a rush

riveting

vsgrippy

19 5.6

Makes you unable to stop paying attention

is similar but may include suspense as a reason for attention

suspenseful

vsgrippy

17 4.8

Making you feel nervous and unsure about what will happen

is the same when suspense is the main reason attention stays

engrossing

vsgrippy

8 5.1

So interesting that it holds your full attention

is similar but also includes suspense or strong excitement as causes

gripping

vsgrippy

5 3.8

Very exciting and hard to stop watching or reading

is broader, covering interest, excitement, or suspense that holds attention

entrancing

vsgrippy

1 5.8

So beautiful or interesting that it holds your full attention

is like this when attraction, not suspense, holds attention

suspensive

vsgrippy

Literature

8.1

Making people feel uncertain and wait to see what happens

is used more for the general sense of suspense than focused attention

Antonyms

dull

182 1.3

Not interesting or lively

uninteresting

20 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

Compounds

grippy sock

5.4

A sock with a rubber or rough sole that prevents slipping on smooth floors

grippy sock hotel

Slur

9.9

A place like a hospital where people stay for mental health care as a joke online

grippy sock jail

Slur

9.9

A joking name for a mental health hospital ward where people wear non-slip socks

grippy sock vacation

Informal

9.1

A relaxing break at home wearing comfortable clothes and non-slip socks

How Engaging

spellbinding

4 5.8

riveting

19 5.6

grippy

7.0

engaging

12 3.5

interesting

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

grippy positive

grippier comparative

grippiest superlative

Morphology

grippy = grip (semi-transparent) = grip + y

The suffix '-y' indicates having the quality of 'grip', but the sense of being 'exciting or suspenseful' is metaphorical.

Etymology

Grippy comes from the simple word grip, which means 'to hold', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'having'. So a grippy film or book is one that holds your attention and makes you keep watching or reading.