different between snappy vs crunchy

English

Etymology

snap +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?snæpi/
• Rhymes: -æpi

Adjective

snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)

1. (informal) Rapid and without delay.

   (=hurry up)

2. (informal) Irritable.

3. (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.

4. Chilly, brisk, sharp.
5. Tending to snap or bite

6. Clever, catchy.

Synonyms

• (rapid and without delay): fast, immediate, quick
• (irritable): irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy
• (chilly): parky, nippy

Derived terms

• make it snappy

Translations

English

Etymology

crunch +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??nt?i/

Adjective

crunchy (comparative crunchier, superlative crunchiest)

1. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
2. (slang) Having sensibilities of a counter-culture nature lover or hippie; derived from the concept of crunchy granola.

   San Francisco is a very crunchy town.

Synonyms

• crispy

Translations

Noun

crunchy (plural crunchies)

1. (usually in the plural) A pellet of dry cat food.
   • 2008, Bev Cooke, Feral (?ISBN), page 147:

     Finally she paws a crunchy out of the bowl, bends her head, [and] eats it.

   • 2013, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Fledgling, Second Edition (?ISBN):

     He picked a single crunchy up in his mouth and munched it consideringly.

See also

• crunchie (“chocolate sweet; infantry solider; white Afrikaner”)