Definition of Grabby

1. Adjective. Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. "Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"


Definition of Grabby

1. Adjective. tending to grab especially rudely or needily ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grabby

1. tending to grab [adj -BIER, -BIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grabby

grabbags
grabbed
grabber
grabbers
grabbier
grabbiest
grabbiness
grabbing
grabbingly
grabble
grabbled
grabbler
grabblers
grabbles
grabbling
grabby (current term)
graben
grabens
grabfest
grabfests
grabs
grac't
grace-cup
grace and favour
grace cup
grace note
grace notes
grace of God
grace period

Literary usage of Grabby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct by Bernard Burke (1866)
"2 Edward, of grabby HaB, who d. 1 Apt-U, 1894, leaving. by Abigail ... Eat-, of grabby Hall, on. Lincoln, an. in 1793, Anne, data. and co-heir of Thomas ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"footsoldier, infantryman, footman (rare), peon (India), grabby (slang and opprobrious), infantry (a collective); spec, peltast. footstep, n. ..."

3. Thomas Nast: His Period and His Pictures by Albert Bigelow Paine (1904)
"... This mouse does grabby, That'sall my blabby, awfully sorry but can't be helped. Ever thine." During his stay in London Nast attended a State concert, ..."

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