Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acquisitive or greedy.
- adjective Attracting attention; striking.
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- adjective tending to
grab especiallyrudely orneedily
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- adjective immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Etymologies
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Examples
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* I have been appropriately called to task by my good friend, astute coach and NPR host, Marty Nemko, for bad mouthing the many entrepreneurs who have made this country great as "grabby" and opportunistic.
Mark Goulston, M.D.: Just Listen Microsoft - An Opportunist Does Not a Visionary Make 2010
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* I have been appropriately called to task by my good friend, astute coach and NPR host, Marty Nemko, for bad mouthing the many entrepreneurs who have made this country great as "grabby" and opportunistic.
Just Listen Microsoft - An Opportunist Does Not a Visionary Make 2010
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(He's less "grabby" than your other uncle, too ...)
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The reason is that indium freezes at 23 degrees, just above the point where snow becomes "grabby," as engineer Scott Barbieri says.
Science Of Speed 2007
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I still think it's a good story, but I don't think it's "grabby" enough for a mainstream mag.
in the mail Holly 2005
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I still think it's a good story, but I don't think it's "grabby" enough for a mainstream mag.
Archive 2005-08-01 Holly 2005
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He bailed out just a few gates into the slalom, a casualty of "grabby" snow that bedeviled a slew of skiers.
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He bailed out just a few gates into the slalom, a casualty of "grabby" snow that bedeviled a slew of skiers.
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Some were kind of grabby, and some were just clearly eager to get married so their toilets were cleaned more often, and came across as impatient with this whole dating process (especially since I'm sure they absorbed the cultural message that a woman is flattered by having a perfect stranger want to get you in a white dress quickly).
feminist blogs 2010
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He bailed out just a few gates into the slalom Saturday morning, a casualty of "grabby" snow that bedeviled a slew of skiers.
Fore, right! JAIME ARON 2010
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