clipped
/klɪpt/
adjective
- Cut short or trimmed, especially hair, grass, or nails.
- Her fingernails were clipped short for the piano recital.
- He had a neatly clipped beard.
- The lawn was clipped to a perfect height.
- Spoken in a quick, clear, and often abrupt manner, with each word distinctly separated.
- Her clipped accent made her sound very formal.
- He answered in short, clipped sentences.
- The officer gave clipped orders to the soldiers.
- Reduced or shortened, as in a word or phrase.
- In texting, 'lol' is a clipped expression.
- 'Phone' is a clipped form of 'telephone'.
- The word 'exam' is a clipped version of 'examination'.
verb
- Past tense and past participle of clip (to cut, trim, or fasten).
- He clipped the leash onto the dog's collar.
- They clipped the hedge into a neat shape.
- She clipped the article from the magazine.