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1 having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
  • very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share

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2 likely to attract attention
  • a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories

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The first known use of grabby was in 1910

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“Grabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabby. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.

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