snatchy
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It's tough to hit a good drive after making a snatchy move like that.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 12, 2018
I realised my swing was getting quick and snatchy.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2012
The numerous scenes pitch through so many scattered periods of Clyde Griffiths' life that one is given the impression of snatchy revelations, skipped pages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Followed such snatchy bits of explanation as might be given on the short ride home.
From The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue by Garis, Lilian
His eye beamed an unnatural light—his breathing was quick and snatchy, as if every inspiration and expiration pained the lungs.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay
It gets snatchier, he’s not as smooth on the throttle or brakes.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2010
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