— clippingly , adv.
/klip"ing/ , n.
1. the act of a person or thing that clips.
2. a piece clipped off or out, esp. an article, advertisement, etc., clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
3. See clipped form .
adj.
4. serving or tending to clip.
5. Informal. swift: a clipping pace.
[ 1300-50; ME. See CLIP 1 , -ING 2 , -ING 1 ]