snappish
Americanadjective
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apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
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disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner.
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impatiently or irritably sharp; curt.
a snappish reply.
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Sometimes he was snappish, and sometimes just whiny, but always bristling.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
Lulu has been traumatized by her experiences on the front lines and is skittish and snappish.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Let me cut to the chase: Jackson was her astringent, snappish self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
Even after a victory, he might be snappish.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2018
Pale and shaky, he moved about the laundry working as hard as any of us; but after a while he began to get snappish again, and to sneer at things.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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