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comparative snipier, superlative snipiest
Full of or attractive to snipe. quotations examples
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.
1897, Hugh Alexander Macpherson, A History of Fowling
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.
1923, Shane Leslie, Doomsland, page 68
Started early with the Doc for the island and soon get to the snipey place.
2015, Kellen Cutsforth, Buffalo Bill, Boozers, Brothels, and Bare-Knuckle Brawlers
(of an animal's head) Resembling the bill of a snipe; long, thin, and pointed; beaky; quotations examples
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.
1998, Brian Plummer, The Fell Terrier, page 30
Lack of chin, too narrow, snipey muzzle
2000, Shirlee Kalstone, Poodle Clipping and Grooming: The International Reference, page 59
There is a slight degree of chiseling under the eyes, but not so much as to result in a weak or snipey foreface.
2009, Richard G. Beauchamp, Bichon Frise, page 10
Having a tendency to snipe; given to nasty or cutting comments. quotations examples
You don't have to be so snipey, you know.
2001, Penelope Miller, Yesterday's Sorrow, page 181
I was a very mean, snipey, overbearing person who gets murdered at the end.
2009, Rosemary Jackson, Rosey's Ramblings, page 143
And I don't mean to sound snipey but Gemma and me have both been working really hard lately – I was in the salon from half-seven this morning and I didn't finish till seven this evening, and I bet Gemma had an equally long day.
2011, Katie Price, Angel Uncovered, page 173