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Acquisitive Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GRABBY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GRABBY

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RankLettersAnswerClue
197%6Exact Match!
290%8 Wanting or wishing for something
390%10 Excessively greedy for food

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GRABBY" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  • adjective
  • • Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He always reaches for things with his grabby hands."
  • • "The toddler's grabby behavior made it difficult for his parents to hold onto their belongings."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times08 Oct 1993 Across 44
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