English Explanatory Dictionary

grippy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
  2. Tight-fisted, greedy, stingy.
  3. Gripping; compelling.
adj
  1. Afflicted with, or relating to, grippe, or influenza.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grippy.wav

Word forms

grippy grippier grippiest

Etymology

From grip + -y.

Related words

grippie

Derived words

grippiness grippy sock grippy tape
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