clappy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveclappy (comparative more clappy, superlative most clappy)

comparative more clappy · superlative most clappy

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.

    I try to clap, but the needle in my hand stings like a bee with every attempt, and the plastic monitor on my finger absorbs any audible clappy sound on contact.

    2015, Lindsay Lewis, The Creatives
    1 more example

    There are three types of effects; first there are short-term effects like putting your hand into the fire and getting burned right away or clapping your hands and getting a clappy sound right away.

    2008, Salomon Alain Mpouma, World Peace, page 155

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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