Definitions of clipped:

• adjective:   (of speech) having quick short sounds

  Example: "A clipped upper-class accent"

• adjective:   cut or trimmed by clipping

  Example: "A handsome man with a clipped moustache"

• adjective:   having an end or small portion cut off

  Example: "Birds with clipped wings cannot fly"

• adjective:   (of animals) having ears or tail cut short