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Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; greedy; avaricious.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Adjective, : a grabby ticket scalper. ,a poster with some really grabby artwork. ,Car tires that are too grabby waste fuel
  • I still think it's a good story, but I don't think it's "grabby" enough for a mainstream mag.
  • The lace is a bit "grabby," so it sticks to your hair and I rarely need to adjust it during the liturgy.
  • To start, says Bruce Shirky, president of the Chihuahua club, people tend to be "grabby" with small dogs.
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