snappy
Americanadjective
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adjective
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Also: snappish. apt to speak sharply or irritably
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Also: snappish. apt to snap or bite
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crackling in sound
a snappy fire
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brisk, sharp, or chilly
a snappy pace
snappy weather
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smart and fashionable
a snappy dresser
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slang be quick! hurry up!
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The snappy, rhythmic beats are not what you expect inside this old, listed building.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
I sit with a small plate of snappy chorizo and olives, a vermút in hand, and let the ghosts argue around me.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
As a “Real Housewife,” Rinna was known for her snappy comebacks and for sharing her candid emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
"I'll be snappy with them when it absolutely isn't their fault."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
He was gloomy now; he didn’t have his usual snappy comebacks.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Ms. Weisz is shortchanged by the material, which likely wouldn’t be improved by, say, a snappier delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
"Could have gone out a little bit snappier but this is why we do these races."
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
In a new TV ad, Actor Ed O’Neill was a little snappier but more direct: “Be a man: Vote for a woman.”
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Enlivened by Fey’s vinegary wit and Green’s acerbic dialogue, this Miss Oliver is a snappier, more sardonic presence, keeping Poirot’s sizable ego in check even as she tries to lure him out of super-sleuth retirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Our song was easier and snappier to “Happy Birthday” song we sang at parties and in school.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The strapline of the Budget will be “fixing the foundations to deliver change” - not exactly the snappiest slogan in history.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Schwartz’s snappiest lines would fit on coffee mugs prized by middle-age moms as tokens of unexplored rebellion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
My suggested theme for 2023, while not the snappiest, is “let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Unsurprisingly, some of the snappiest parts of this book are bits of remembered dialogue.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
“You be quiet,” she said to Jane in her snappiest voice.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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