Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snipey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snipey
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of or attractive to snipe.

adj

Resembling the bill of a snipe; long, thin, and pointed; beaky;

adj

Having a tendency to snipe; given to nasty or cutting comments.

Example Sentences

"The fowler wends his way at dusk to some favourite "snipey" spot, and beats the ground while he carries the net about three feet off the earth."
"He knew the snipey corners for five miles round, and could move unerringly on the tuft or ditch where the wisp of birds would be found."
"Started early with the Doc for the island and soon get to the snipey place."
"Curiously, some of the best fox-killers I have encountered lacked the bull terrier heads of the type bred by Breay, and some were decidedly mousy in appearance, with narrow, snipey jaws."
"Lack of chin, too narrow, snipey muzzle"
"There is a slight degree of chiseling under the eyes, but not so much as to result in a weak or snipey foreface."

Etymology

From snipe + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snipe

Inflected Forms

snipier (comparative) snipiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

snipiness

Questions

What does snipey mean?: Full of or attractive to snipe.
Where does snipey come from?: From snipe + -y.

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