grindy
/ˈɡɹaɪndi/
grindy adjective: resembling or characteristic of grinding.
Adjective
grindy (comparative more grindy or grindier, superlative most grindy or grindiest)
- Resembling or characteristic of grinding.
- a grindy noise
- And “Old P” had stuck, for the whole of the year that Tony had had her, as her grinding day by day got grindier and her spluttering splutterier.1986, H[enry] R[eymond] F[itzwalter] Keating, “Old P”, in Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes, Secaucus, N.J.: Castle, published 1988, →ISBN, page 352
- Involving a lot of repetition in order to progress.
- HGM’s writers have spent time in the grindiest of grindy Korean and Japanese free-to-plays, but Free Realms is something new and different and better.2009 June, Lynxara [pseudonym; Alicia Ashby], Vivek Varadarajan, “Free Realms”, in Hardcore Gamer Magazine, volume 5, number 1, [Redmond, Wash.]: DoubleJump Publishing, →ISSN, page 12
- Greed will get players to do interesting things. They will grind their way through the grindiest MMOs to get that stronger sword, that unique hat, gain that next level.2010, Scott Rogers, “More Wealth Than You Can Imagine!”, in Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design, Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley, →ISBN, Level 13 (Now You’re Playing with Power), page 365
Examples of grindy in a sentence
- The songwriting is a bit more grindy than I recall on their other releases, but I’m into that anyway.2004 fall–winter, Brian, “Solid Decline / Strong Intention – split EP”, in Profane Existence: Making Punk a Threat Again!, number 46...
- Beware, as these achievements can feel “grindy” unless there is a worthwhile reward attached.2012, Scott Rogers, Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design:
- Some players seem to think that grindy content has been put in on purpose to pad out play […]2015, Richard A. Bartle, MMOs from the Inside Out:
Forms of grindy
| comparative | more grindy |
|---|---|
| comparative | grindier |
| superlative | most grindy |
| superlative | grindiest |
Origin of grindy
From grind + -y.
Questions about grindy
- What does grindy mean?
- Grindy means resembling or characteristic of grinding.
- How do you use grindy in a sentence?
- The songwriting is a bit more grindy than I recall on their other releases, but I’m into that anyway.
- What part of speech is grindy?
- Grindy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce grindy?
- Grindy is pronounced /ˈɡɹaɪndi/.
Words near grindy in the dictionary
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