Snipey

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Full of or attractive to snipe..

Definitions by Sense

1. Full of or attractive to snipe.
2. (of an animal's head) Resembling the bill of a snipe; long, thin, and pointed; beaky;
3. 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.

You don't have to be so snipey, you know.

I was a very mean, snipey, overbearing person who gets murdered at the end.

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• snipier
• snipiest

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