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What is the adjective for grabbing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb grab which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

grabby
  1. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greedy, avaricious, rapacious, acquisitive, covetous, grasping, mercenary, moneygrubbing, coveting, avid, desirous, insatiable, close, carnivorous, craving, devouring, eager, close-fisted, materialistic, money-grubbing, selfish, stingy, money-grabbing, miserly, usurious, hoarding, possessive, Mammonish, Mammonistic, money-oriented, mean, grabbing, parsimonious, penurious, tight, extortionate, venal, penny-pinching, hungry, predatory, snoep, pleonectic, tightfisted, on the make, tight-fisted, cupidinous, pennypinching, scrimping, cheese-paring, gold-digging … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The grabby businessman exploited every opportunity for profit, disregarding any ethical considerations.”
      “The guest at the party was grabby, flaunting their expensive jewelry and demanding attention from everyone.”
      “The toddler had a grabby nature, constantly reaching out to touch anything within their sight.”
grabable
  1. Alternative form of grabbable.
grabbable
  1. Able to be grabbed.
grabbier
  1. comparative form of grabby: more grabby
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greedier, closer, eagerer, more avaricious, more rapacious, more acquisitive, more covetous, more grasping, more mercenary, more moneygrubbing, more avid, more desirous, more insatiable, more carnivorous, more money-grubbing, more selfish, more materialistic, stingier, more miserly, more parsimonious, meaner, more penurious, tighter, more usurious, more penny-pinching, more possessive, hungrier, more tight-fisted, more tightfisted, miserabler, more extortionate, more ungenerous, cheaper, more illiberal, more venal, more predatory, more frugal, mingier, more uncharitable, thriftier, more pleonectic, pettier, nearer, chintzier, more churlish, more pinching, more sparing, more closefisted, sparer, skimpier … more
grabbiest
  1. superlative form of grabby: most grabby
  2. Synonyms:
      3. greediest, closest, eagerest, most avaricious, most rapacious, most acquisitive, most covetous, most grasping, most mercenary, most moneygrubbing, most avid, most desirous, most insatiable, most carnivorous, most money-grubbing, most selfish, most materialistic, stingiest, most miserly, most parsimonious, meanest, most penurious, tightest, most usurious, most penny-pinching, most possessive, hungriest, most tightfisted, miserablest, most extortionate, most ungenerous, cheapest, most illiberal, most venal, most predatory, most frugal, mingiest, most uncharitable, thriftiest, most pleonectic, pettiest, nearest, chintziest, most churlish, most sparing, most pinching, most closefisted, sparest, beggarliest, skimpiest … more
grabbed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of grab
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, held, clenched, grasped, gripped, clasped, snared, snatched, wrested, caught, nabbed, seized, snagged, caught hold of, clung to, clutched, got hold of, grabbed hold of, held on to, took hold of, bagged, captured, collared, nailed, hooked, grappled, got, netted, glommed, copped, snapped up, trapped, landed, corralled, taken, rapped, nobbled, laid hold of, gotten, pounced on, secured, laid hands on, clinched, arrested, jumped at, taken hold of, leaped about, seized on, squeezed, apprehended … more
grabbing
  1. present participle of grab
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, apprehending, catching, arresting, capturing, seizing, taking, taking prisoner, taking captive, taking into custody, detaining, putting in jail, throwing in jail, putting behind bars, imprisoning, incarcerating, collaring, nabbing, nailing, pinching, busting, picking up, pulling in, hauling in, doing, feeling someone's collar, nicking, laying hold of, feeling your collar, restraining, copping, bagging, lifting, taking in for questioning, stopping, placing under arrest, booking, hooking, netting, snagging, glomming, jailing, securing, rousting, pulling, tossing in jail, rounding up, taking in, gaoling, putting the arm on … more
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