grip·py I. \ˈgripē, -pi\adjective (-er/-est) Etymology:grip (I) + -y chiefly Scotland: miserly, stingy < the wife is dreadful grippy > II. \ˈgripē, -pi\adjective (-er/-est) Etymology:grippe + -y : affected with or like the grippe < the grippiest time of the year — Newsweek >