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snipt

/snɪpt/

snipt adjective: jagged; notched. Also the archaic spelling of snipped.

Adjective

snipt (comparative more snipt, superlative most snipt)

  1. (obsolete) Jagged; notched.
    • The leaves be somewhat round, hairie, and a little snipt or jagged about the edges, otherwise not much unlike the leaves of great Chickweede.1586, Henry Lyte, Rembert Dodoens, A new herball, or, Historie of plants : wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of herbes and plants […] , Ninian Newton, page...
    • The bristles on the fruit-stalks are laid close as in the latter, but the segments of the leaves are very much snipt at the edges.1801, William Withering, A systematic arrangement of British plants, volume 3, T. Cadell, page 477

Also used as

snipt is also the archaic spelling of snipped.

Synonyms of snipt

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Forms of snipt

comparativemore snipt
superlativemost snipt

Origin of snipt

From snip + -t. Doublet of snipped.

Words that rhyme with snipt

10 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about snipt

What does snipt mean?
Snipt means jagged; notched.
What part of speech is snipt?
Snipt is an adjective.
How do you pronounce snipt?
Snipt is pronounced /snɪpt/.

Words near snipt in the dictionary

  1. snippy
  2. snippy snip
  3. snippy snips
  4. snips
  5. snipsnapsnorum
  6. snipt
  7. snipy
  8. snirt
  9. snirted
  10. snirting
  11. snirtle

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