Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snatchy

/ˈsnæt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snatchy
IPA: /ˈsnæt͡ʃi/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In snatches or glimpses.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a snatching or grabbing.

Example Sentences

"We listen to a snatchy talk on one thing and then another, and abstruse questions that are like the Scotchman's definition of metaphysics."
"The long-desired vision came first to Peter in Galilee in the morning twilight, and something of the kind perhaps happened to others; but of all this we have only garbled and snatchy reports."
"In positioning the branches, remember that the foliage should be arranged to give snatchy views of the two trunks all the way to the top."
"a snatchy gesture"

Etymology

From snatch + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snatch

Inflected Forms

snatchier (comparative) snatchiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

snatchily snatchiness

Rhymes With

apache catchy patchy scratchy matchy catchee

Questions

How do you pronounce snatchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnæt͡ʃi/.
What does snatchy mean?: In snatches or glimpses.
Where does snatchy come from?: From snatch + -y.

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