Meanings
comparative quippier · superlative quippiest
- Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.
One of them told us in a quippy comment: “we are not architects”.
2008, Pierre Dillenbourg, Times of convergence: technologies across learning contexts2 more examples
I usually flinch at the quippy philosophies espoused on car bumper stickers...
2003, Dorcas S Miller, More Backcountry Cooking: Moveable Feasts from the ExpertsDyer’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)[…]
2009 April 19, Pico Iyer, “Rough Guide to Transformation”, in New York Times
Origin
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quippy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quippy
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