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soundbitey en · ADJ

Etymology

From sound bite + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a sound bite.
    • This is funny, astute, cynical and soundbitey all at once. 2009, Damien Broderick, Unleashing the Strange:
    • If there's something that is generally a trite soundbitey kind of thing, I generally don't use it. I'm looking for the people to tell the story and not me. 1997, Carole Rich, News Writing: Student Study Guide, page 157:

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more soundbitey Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most soundbitey Degree=Sup lexicographic