What does quippy mean?
Quippy means Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping..
Quippy
/ˈkwɪpi/ · adjective
Meaning
Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping..
Example Sentences
I usually flinch at the quippy philosophies espoused on car bumper stickers...
One of them told us in a quippy comment: “we are not architects”.
Dyer’s trademark wit and uniqueness, in fact, surround you before you’ve even turned to the first page: the first half of his title, “Jeff in Venice,” at once offers a quippy come-on and announces he’s going to subvert and update the classic novella by Thomas Mann (putting the self, or anti-self, in place of death)[…]
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Word Forms
- quippier
- quippiest
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I usually flinch at the quippy philosophies espoused on car bumper stickers...
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