"snatchy" meaning in English

See snatchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: snatchier [comparative], snatchiest [superlative]
Etymology: 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.

Inflected forms

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