"grabby" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹæbi/ [US] Forms: grabbier [comparative], grabbiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: From grab + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grab|y|id2=adjectival}} grab + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grabby (comparative grabbier, superlative grabbiest)
  1. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily. Synonyms: handsy
    Sense id: en-grabby-en-adj-je5F0xrU
  2. Attention-grabbing; striking, stimulating.
    Sense id: en-grabby-en-adj-GV2cFXG9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 26 53 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grabbily, grabbiness

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹæbi/ [US] Forms: grabbies [plural]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: From grab + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grab|y|id2=adjectival}} grab + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} grabby (plural grabbies)
  1. (childish, usually in the plural) Humanlike hand of some animals, mainly rodents and primates. Tags: childish, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-grabby-en-noun-f~QhkvyD

Inflected forms

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