grabby

[ grab-ee ]

/ ˈgræb i /

tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy: a grabby ticket scalper.

Slang. provoking immediate attention or interest; arresting: a poster with some really grabby artwork.

having a capacity for or tendency toward holding, grasping, or sticking: Car tires that are too grabby waste fuel.

Origin of grabby

First recorded in 1905–10; grab¹ + -y¹

grab bag, grab bar, grab rope, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, gracchi, gracchus, grace, grace cup

It seems like, since we live in the sound bite era, grabby headlines like “EBOLA” and “ISIS” tend to drown out those numbers.

Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre |Marlow Stern |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But there is nothing subversive or cool about being a grabby creep.

Revenge on the Pervs: Why the Tide Is Finally Turning Against Dov Charney and Terry Richardson |Amanda Marcotte |June 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Google demands headlines that are more informative than grabby.

Read All About It! |Blake Gopnik |May 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Besides, with no elders to restrain him, Harold was decidedly rude and "grabby."

The Cinder Pond |Carroll Watson Rankin

grabby

/ (ˈɡræbɪ) /

greedy or selfish

direct, stimulating, or attention-grabbing grabbier opening paragraphs