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soundbitey

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Etymology

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From sound bite +‎ -y.

Adjective

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soundbitey (comparative more soundbitey, superlative most soundbitey)

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a sound bite.
    • 1997, Carole Rich, News Writing: Student Study Guide, page 157:
      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.
    • 2009, Damien Broderick, Unleashing the Strange:
      This is funny, astute, cynical and soundbitey all at once.