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- Dictionaryclipped/klɪpt/
adjective
- 1. (of speech) having short, sharp vowel sounds and clear pronunciation: "his cold clipped tones"
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CLIPPED definition: 1. with words pronounced quickly and clearly, sometimes with parts missing, or in a very short and…. Learn more.
1. : any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook. 2. : a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles. also : a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm. 3. : something (such as a piece of jewelry) that is worn as an ornament or fastener and that is held in position by a clip.
Use the adjective clipped for things that are cut very short — or for things that sound that way. "A clipped lawn is better for croquet," she announced in clipped tones.
n. 1. The act of clipping. 2. Something clipped off, especially: a. The wool shorn at one shearing, as of sheep.
Clipped definition: characterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation.. See examples of CLIPPED used in a sentence.
If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class. The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.
Jun 26, 2017 · Definition of clipped adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Clipped Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Verb. Adjective. Filter. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of clip. Wiktionary. Synonyms: affixed. attached. coupled. connected. fastened. fixed. moored. secured. clasped. embraced. enfolded. held. hugged. pressed. squeezed. Antonyms: lengthened. adjective.
CLIPPED definition: If someone speaks in a clipped voice, their words sound quick, short, and not friendly.. Learn more.
v. [ ~ + object] to cut off or out, as with scissors; to trim or give shape to something: to clip a rose from a bush; to clip a hedge. [ ~ + object] to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week. [ ~ + object] Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped me on the jaw.
