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grabby

[grab-ee] / ˈgræb i /
ADJECTIVE
greedy
Synonyms
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring eager edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grasping grudging gulping guzzling hoggish hungry impatient insati insatiable

Example Sentences

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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Morby has recently drawn attention towards will-writing on TikTok for their grabby marketing that uses a tongue-in-cheek tone to spark conversations.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Don’t muck it up by being grabby now.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

No, Corporate America had just gotten mysteriously grabby.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2022

I have known my share of peculiar, difficult, nervous, grabby people, but I’ve never encountered any genuinely, consistently detestable human beings in all my life.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas