jabby

adjective2

1. •
   (informal) Short yet vigorous and forceful.

   • Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out. — 2008
2. •
   (informal, figurative) Characterized by jab-like rhythms or actions.

   • Short, jabby movements of the knife.