snipyadj.
/ˈsnʌɪpi/ 1. Characterized by having a long pointed nose or muzzle suggestive of a snipe's bill. Also in combinations.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout
snouteda1550
snipy1825
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout > having a long nose
long-nosed1552
long-nebbed1732
long-nose1781
snipy1825
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose > having
cammed?c1350
camoised1393
nosed?1440
hook-nosed1519
snat-nosed1519
flat-nosed1530
bottle-nosed1566
chamoy-nosed1598
saddle-nosed1598
swine-snouted1600
camois-nosed1601
round-nosed1611
nosy1620
flat-nose1636
simous1656
sharp-nosed1675
tutty-nosed1681
Roman-nosed1688
snut-nosed1706
snub-nosed1725
camois1745
blunt-nosed1772
pug-nosed1788
snipy1825
button-nosed1830
nip-nosed1831
leptorrhinian1878
leptorrhine1880
snub1883
knob-nosed1886
long-nose1896
Tartar-nosed1897
Ally Sloper1901
beaky-nosed1923
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Snipie-nebbit, having a nose resembling a snipe's neb or bill.
1883 G. Stables Our Friend the Dog vii Snipey—Applied to the muzzle when peaked like a fox's.
1902 Fur & Feather 19 Sept. 232/3 Brindle [cavy] with white blaze,..rather snipy.
1904 H. Compton 20th Cent. Dog II. 341 The long-legged, snipy-faced,..flat-sided specimens.
2. Resembling a snipe; snipe-like.
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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [adjective] > resembling snipe
scolopaceous1785
snipy1888
1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887: Ramble in Brit. Columbia (1892) xvii. 183 In flight they [dowitchers] were not so snipey as the genuine article.
3. Frequented by snipe.
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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [adjective] > frequented by snipe
snipy1903
1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 368/1 The chief characteristics of this essentially snipey tract.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1825