Definitions for grabby

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grabby grab·by

Spelling: [grab-ee]

IPA: /ˈgræb i/

Grabby is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in grabby (abbgry).

Definitions for grabby

adjective

1. tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy:
2. Slang. provoking immediate attention or interest; arresting:
3. having a capacity for or tendency toward holding, grasping, or sticking:

Origin of grabby

First recorded in 1905-10; grab¹ + -y¹

Examples for grabby

Google demands headlines that are more informative than grabby.

But there is nothing subversive or cool about being a grabby creep.

It seems like, since we live in the sound bite era, grabby headlines like “EBOLA” and “ISIS” tend to drown out those numbers.

Besides, with no elders to restrain him, Harold was decidedly rude and "grabby."