grippy

grippy
grippy1
/grip"ee/, adj., grippier, grippiest.
afflicted with the grippe.
[GRIPPE + -Y1]
grippy2
/grip"ee/, adj., grippier, grippiest. Chiefly Scot.
stingy; avaricious.
[1800-10; GRIP + -Y1]

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