"grippy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: grippier [comparative], grippiest [superlative]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 57 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 11 63 14 13
  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

Etymology: 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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