Snatchy

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In snatches or glimpses.

    "We listen to a snatchy talk on one thing and then another, and abstruse questions that are like the Scotchman's definition of metaphysics."

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brokenbroken offcapriciouscatchychoppydesultory

Example

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"We listen to a snatchy talk on one thing and then another, and abstruse questions that are like the Scotchman's definition of metaphysics."

Etymology

From snatch + -y.

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