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clipped

[klipt]

adjective

  1. characterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation.



clipped

/ ɪ /

adjective

  1. (of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clipped1

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Both Norris and Piastri clipped barriers at various points in the session without damaging their cars, and Norris had a trip into the escape road at Sainte Devote.

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First, there’s Pavements 1933-2002, an international exhibition that features artwork, Malkmus’ old notebooks and other ephemera, like a clipped toenail from original drummer Gary Young.

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Then there was the loud boom as the kit-built plane clipped a home on High Meadow Street in the Wood Ranch neighborhood.

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During our phone interview, she seamlessly breaks into an impression of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May, but notes that just speaking in a tense, clipped way, "is only good for one line really".

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In “Sherlock & Daughter,” Thewlis’ cranky, clipped performance spells out why so few venture to peel back the tweedy front he places between himself and everyone else.

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