jabby

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/ˈd͡ʒæbi/

adjective

Short yet vigorous and forceful.

“Short, jabby movements of the knife.”

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Meanings

adjectivejabby (comparative jabbier, superlative jabbiest)

comparative jabbier · superlative jabbiest

  1. idiomaticinformalShort yet vigorous and forceful.

    Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out.

    2008 April 4, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times
  2. figurativelyinformalCharacterized by jab-like rhythms or actions.

    Short, jabby movements of the knife.

Origin

From jab + -y.

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APA

jabby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabby

MLA

“jabby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabby. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jabby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabby.

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