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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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- egocentric,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- self-centered,
- self-seeking
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2
likely to attract attention
- a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories
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- arresting,
- bodacious,
- bold,
- brilliant,
- catchy,
- commanding,
- conspicuous,
- dramatic,
- emphatic,
- eye-catching,
- flamboyant,
- kenspeckle
- [chiefly Scottish],
- marked,
- noisy,
- noticeable,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- remarkable,
- showy,
- splashy,
- striking
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- detectable,
- discernible
- (also discernable),
- observable,
- perceptible,
- recognizable,
- visible
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- ostentatious,
- pretentious
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The first known use of grabby was in 1910
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