Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grippy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: grip-py
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.

adj

Tight-fisted, greedy, stingy.

adj

Gripping; compelling.

Informal

adj

Afflicted with, or relating to, grippe, or influenza.

Example Sentences

"Naturally, the men play the set, drumming on the metal scaffolding as they climb around it wearing special grippy gloves."
"The book is a quick, grippy summer read."
"Let me state again that we must never make light of the grippy infections."

Etymology

From grip + -y.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

grippier (comparative) grippiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

grippiness

Phrases

grippy sock grippy tape

Frequently Paired Words

grippie

Questions

What does grippy mean?: Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
Where does grippy come from?: From grip + -y.

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