grippy

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grippe

also grip  (grĭp)
n.

[French, from Old French, claw, quarrel, from gripper, to seize, grasp, from Frankish *grīpan.]

grip′py adj.
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grippy

(ˈɡrɪpɪ)
adj
(of a material) having adhesive qualities
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The casing is anti-slip, which keeps it from coming out of the hand, but I wish it were even grippier. The drawback to the thin footprint is that it can easily slide between a seat.
Most offer the choice between performance-inspired, rear-wheel drive or grippier all-wheel drive; the exception being the performance-inspired 300S V-8 with standard rear-wheel drive.
The body now uses a fabric shell instead of a hard shell, which makes the speaker aesthetically more pleasing but not any grippier to hold and lift.
For example, 'the small wheels are grippier (sic) than the big wheels'.
During the pre-event test, we had some grippier conditions than we found on the rally.
With sweat or water, it also remains grippier with a more persistent anti-slip surface.
Styles and flavors range from delicate, lightly berried pinks made from Pinot Noir to richer, punchier Rhone roses (make mine Grenache, please) to grippier, darker bottles from the Bordeaux family (Merlot, Cabernet Franc, etc.).
"It was just a little mistake - I thought I had the bike set-up right but it was a little bit grippier than I thought and I was caught out.
Explaining the banging of wheels, Hamilton added: "The outside is always the grippier side, so Nico had the grippier line, but I was ahead so it was my line.