grabby
pronunciation
How to pronounce grabby in British English:
UK ['græbɪ]
How to pronounce grabby in American English:
US ['græbɪ]
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- Adjective:
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Word Origin
- grabby (adj.)
- "greedy, grasping," 1910, from grab + -y (2). Related: Grabbiness.
Example
- 1. It 's for the best : he 's a little grabby .
- 2. Facebook 's claims to your content are extraordinarily grabby and arrogant .
- 3. Don 't be so grabby , shirley . Let the others have their share .
- 4. Years of poor management and grabby unions had left it in wretched shape .
- 5. That 's not necessarily a bad thing ; grabby curiosity is what spurs kids to explore their world and learn new things .