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snappy

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

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snippety

English

Alternative forms

  • snippity

Etymology

snippet +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sn?p?ti/

Adjective

snippety (comparative more snippety, superlative most snippety)

  1. Made up of short snippets.
  2. Irritable (particularly in a condescending way), snippy.
    • 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 24, p. 164,[1]
      “He tole that little snippity nurse of his’n to give me ten dollars and make me sign a ‘paid in full’ receipt […] ”

Derived terms

  • snippetiness

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