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[ klipt ] / klɪpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clipped ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation. Origin of clippedclip1 + -ed2 Words nearby clippedclip-fed, clip forceps, clip joint, clip-on, clip-out, clipped, clipped form, clipper, clipper bow, clipper-built, clippers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clippedDenton, who speaks in the clipped cadence of the Oxford-educated Brit he is, has built quite a castle. The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder?|Lloyd Grove|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bergdahl dialed out, leaned into the desk, and spoke to his contacts in code names and a clipped military shorthand. Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid|Michael Ames|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the people he clipped were mostly members of his own profession. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The cops had heard that he clipped people at everything, from golf to throwing quarters at a crack in the floor. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But “Studies show…” items can be clipped and pasted by… By people like me. P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bryce clipped a cigar and held a lighted match while his father "smoked up." The Valley of the Giants|Peter B. Kyne Revolt against staleness and clipped wings, against the terrible security of his too solid reputation, smote him. The Freelands|John Galsworthy Common enough names, too, were clipped or contracted 145 in English fashion. Old New England Traits|Anonymous A small bronze butterfly secured a square piece of paper with clipped corners to her dress. Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith The gardens are quite open to the public and are set forth with clipped hedges, trees, and monumental stone work of no mean order. The Cathedrals of Northern France|Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for clipped
adjective(of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct 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 Words related to clippedtrim, shave, prune, mow, snip, shear, knock, smack, whack, lower, cut, truncate, shorten, reduce, pare, crop, dock, decrease, slash, bob |