snatchy

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snatch·y

(snăch′ē)

adj. snatch·i·er, snatch·i·est

Occurring in snatches; intermittent: a snatchy conversation.

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snatchy

(ˈsnætʃɪ)

adj, snatchier or snatchiest

disconnected or spasmodic

ˈsnatchily adv

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[ˈsnætʃɪ] ADJ [work] → irregular, intermitente; [conversation] → intermitente, inconexo

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