"jabby" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From jab + -y.",
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      "form": "jabbier",
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          "text": "Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out.",
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        "Short yet vigorous and forceful."
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          "text": "Short, jabby movements of the knife.",
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        "Characterized by jab-like rhythms or actions."
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒæbi/"
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