clipped

1. 1
   adjective

   Cut short, with the end or edges trimmed off.

   Like grass cut short with scissors.

   The clipped hedge had neat, straight edges.

   His clipped fingernails were short and tidy.

   Similartrimmed, manicured, cropped, shorn

   Oppositeovergrown, untrimmed, unkempt

2. 2
   adjective

   Spoken with each word short, sharp, and clearly separated.

   Like cutting each word short instead of joining them smoothly.

   She gave a clipped reply and walked away.

   His clipped accent made every word sound sharp.

   Similarcurt, terse, crisp, brusque, abrupt

   Oppositerambling

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of clip. Use this form when the cutting already happened.

   She clipped the coupons from the newspaper.

   The barber clipped his hair short.

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4. 4
   adjectivecolloquial

   Circumcised: having had the loose skin at the tip of the penis removed.

   The nurse noted that the baby was clipped shortly after birth.

   He mentioned that he had been clipped as an infant.

   Similarcircumcised, cut

   Oppositeuncircumcised, uncut

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