snappish
adjective
apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
snappishness
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a word derived from
snappish.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump, after what was described as some snappishness before he walked into the courtroom in Manhattan for his arraignment, described the experience as relatively pleasant in a statement Wednesday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
They may or may not incline us to murder, or migraines, or at least a seasonal snappishness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The former issued an opening statement seething with resentment and testified with unseemly snappishness and contemptuous scorn for Democrats on the panel.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2018
Ellis showed some self-awareness of how his snappishness might seem to the lawyers arguing in front of him.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2018
She held her head higher than formerly, spoke with habitual decision which bordered on snappishness, and at times displayed the absentmindedness of one who in silence suffers wrong.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
