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grippy

1 American  
[grip-ee] / ˈgrɪp i /

adjective

grippier, grippiest

  1. afflicted with the grippe.

grippy 2 American  
[grip-ee] / ˈgrɪp i /

adjective

Chiefly Scot.
grippier, grippiest

  1. stingy; avaricious.

grippy British  
/ ˈgrɪpɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a material) having adhesive qualities

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Etymology

Origin of grippy1

grippe + -y 1

Origin of grippy2

First recorded in 1800–10; grip + -y 1

Example Sentences

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But as temperatures fall below about 50 degrees F, they get harder, noisier and less grippy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

“Your hands are supposed to slip out. Marshawn had sort of grippy gloves, and they would stick to my cast. That was the most painful thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Ioan fell on a bend that had been dry and grippy the day before.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

I took measures to stay safe — really grippy hiking boots, venturing out only in the daylight hours, communicating often with my husband.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Tally grabbed it and pulled, her grippy shoes squeaking on the walls of the elevator shaft like a herd of panicked mice.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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