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snatchy

[ snach-ee ]

adjective

, snatch·i·er, snatch·i·est.
  1. consisting of, occurring in, or characterized by snatches; spasmodic; irregular.


snatchy

/ ˈsnætʃɪ /

adjective

  1. disconnected or spasmodic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsnatchily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • snatchi·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snatchy1

First recorded in 1860–65; snatch + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Followed such snatchy bits of explanation as might be given on the short ride home.

By not a single quaver was the cheeriness of his snatchy, racy, merry voice affected.

He handed his box of vesuvians, and it was taken in a snatchy way.

His eye beamed an unnatural light—his breathing was quick and snatchy, as if every inspiration and expiration pained the lungs.

Some pity mingled with his vexation at Mr. Travers' snatchy wakefulness.

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