grabby
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grabby (comparative grabbier, superlative grabbiest)
- Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
- Synonym: handsy
- Attention-grabbing; striking, stimulating.
- 2023 July 6, Pamela Paul, “What’s the Story With Colleen Hoover?”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Nearly every bookstore contains a designated Colleen Hoover table, display case or section, stuffed with vague but grabby titles, like “All Your Perfects” and “Ugly Love.” I slorped down three of them in one week.
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grabby (plural grabbies)