snatchy

On steep rock a snatchy style can be very effective for bouldering.

A few snatchy moves and he was committed.

For a while after that, Chet's impressions were of a very snatchy, disengaged sort.

Widespread criticism of the snatchy throttle response have prompted Honda's engineers to make changes.

And although the motor pulled cleanly through the midrange, its low-rev throttle response was snatchy.

Once mastered the SMT becomes easy although there is no auto function, so it can be snatchy around town.

There was criticism of the snatchy fuel injection mapping in these early models; however, power delivery was improved in time.

I encountered a few whiny, snatchy children, but not nearly as many as you would find in the average supermarket, and a Russian family yelling about how they needed a taxi now.

But on the right road it's great fun, especially as its fuelling is MV's best yet: still occasionally slightly imprecise, but with none of the snatchy feel of some previous models.

Acceleration was brisk rather than earth-shattering, although the throttle was snatchy below 3000rpm, and the suspension was on the soft side, which made it perfect for comfortable all-day touring but meant that under heavy braking, the nose genuflected like a nun meeting the Pope.

Trickling in town, the engine is also tiresomely snatchy, the power either on or off when ambling on a light throttle, suggesting electronic management chip compromises that have penalised low-speed driveability, just as they have on the Peugeot 205 GTI.