Might mean (unverified): Poking sharply; often annoyingly repetitive.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (jabby)

▸ adjective:  Short yet vigorous and forceful.
▸ adjective:  Characterized by jab-like rhythms or actions.

Similar:
jabbery, jiggy, zippy, quippish, jiggish, rattling, Pouncy, jiggety, yappy, Jappy, more...

Opposite:
smooth, gentle, soft, mellow, soothing

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Similar:
jabbery, jiggy, zippy, quippish, jiggish, rattling, Pouncy, jiggety, yappy, Jappy, more...

Opposite:
smooth, gentle, soft, mellow, soothing



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