clipped adjective

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• clipped — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of speech) having short, sharp vowel sounds and clear pronunciation …   English terms dictionary

• clipped — adjective 1. cut or trimmed by clipping a handsome man with a clipped moustache clipped hedges close clipped lawns a clipped poodle • Similar to: ↑trimmed, ↑cut 2. (of speech) having quick short sounds …   Useful english dictionary

• clipped — [ klıpt ] adjective 1. ) cut short and into a neat shape: clipped hair 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY speaking clearly and quickly, in a way that seems unfriendly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clipped — adjective 1 cut so that it is short and neat: a neatly clipped hedge 2 a clipped voice is quick and clear but not very friendly …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• clipped — adjective /klɪpt/ a) Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back. b) Of speech, with each word pronounced separately and distinctly …   Wiktionary

• clipped — adjective (of speech) having short, sharp vowel sounds and clear pronunciation …   English new terms dictionary

• clipped — UK [klɪpt] / US adjective mainly literary speaking clearly and quickly, in a way that seems unfriendly …   English dictionary

• pole-clipped — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : pruned or pollarded especially with a pole type of pruner …   Useful english dictionary

• clip — I. /klɪp / (say klip) verb (clipped, clipping) –verb (t) 1. to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears; trim by cutting. 2. to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear. 3. to pare the edge of (a coin). 4. to punch a hole in (a ticket). 5. to cut… …  

• close-cropped — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : clipped short 2. : having the hair clipped short * * * /klohs kropt /, adj. 1. clipped or trimmed short: close cropped hair. 2. having one s hair clipped or trimmed short: a close cropped wrestler. [1890 95] * * * closeˈ …   Useful english dictionary

• close-cropped — adjective Date: 1892 1. clipped short < close cropped hair > 2. having the hair clipped short < a close cropped actor > …   New Collegiate Dictionary