clipped

[klipt]

adjective

1. characterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation.

clipped

/ klɪpt /

adjective

1. (of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct

Word History and Origins

Origin of clipped¹

clip ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“After completing a delivery, our drone clipped a thin, overhead internet cable then performed a Safe Contingent Landing, as designed,” the company said in an emailed statement.

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“After completing a delivery, our drone clipped a thin, overhead internet cable then performed a Safe Contingent Landing, as designed,” the company said in an emailed statement.

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Clipper, the stray cat with the clipped tail and patch of missing fur, was sitting on his lap.

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Michael Burry clipped the article and e-mailed it around the office with a note: “Lippmann is the guy that essentially took my idea and ran with it. To his credit.”

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Frankie escaped from a walled garden at the park on Sunday 2 November, despite having clipped feathers.

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Related Words

• brusque 
• concise 
• cryptic 
• curt 
• elliptical 
• incisive 
• laconic 
• pithy 
• precise 
• succinct 
• trenchant