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Meaning of quippy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈkwɪpi/

Definitions

Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.

Examples

“I usually flinch at the quippy philosophies espoused on car bumper stickers...”
“One of them told us in a quippy comment: “we are not architects”.”
“Dyer’s trademark wit and uniqueness, in fact, surround you before you’ve even turned to the first page: the first half of his title, “Jeff in Venice,” at once offers a quippy come-on and announces he’s going to subvert and update the classic novella by Thomas Mann (putting the self, or anti-self, in place of death)[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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