"grippy" meaning in English

See grippy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grippy.wav Forms: grippier [comparative], grippiest [superlative]
Etymology: From grip + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grip|y}} grip + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grippy (comparative grippier, superlative grippiest)
  1. Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
    Sense id: en-grippy-en-adj-nkMmnMXI
  2. (Scotland) Tight-fisted, greedy, stingy. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-grippy-en-adj-GzNvYVZE Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 58 5 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 13 59 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 66 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 63 5 18
  3. (informal) Gripping; compelling. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-grippy-en-adj-j9SgD~ih
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grippy tape, grippy sock Related terms: grippie
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grippy.wav
Etymology: From grippe + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grippe|y}} grippe + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} grippy (not comparable)
  1. Afflicted with, or relating to, grippe, or influenza. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grippy-en-adj-XOJwl~mg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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