"snatchy" meaning in All languages combined

See snatchy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsnæt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snatchy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: snatchier [comparative], snatchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætʃi Etymology: From snatch + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snatch|y}} snatch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} snatchy (comparative snatchier, superlative snatchiest)
  1. In snatches or glimpses.
    Sense id: en-snatchy-en-adj-JWtaIpDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a snatching or grabbing.
    Sense id: en-snatchy-en-adj-fmFAisCY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snatchily, snatchiness

Inflected forms

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