snatchedadj.
/snatʃt/ Hurriedly or hastily obtained or taken.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > seizing quickly or hurriedly > seized quickly or hurriedly
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried > hastily obtained or taken
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1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey i. 84 Full boules Of wine powr'd on; and goblets (gladding soules) Of blacke bloud, and snatcht [L. rapti] milke.
1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. xiii. 279 These snatched moments..enhanced the enjoyment.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. vi. 109 I remember..a hastily snatched visit to Athens.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Jan. 6/3 This is no snatched victory.
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