snippy
[ snip-ee ]
adjective,snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.
sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
scrappy or fragmentary.
Origin of snippy
1- Also snip·pe·ty [snip-i-tee]. /ˈsnɪp ɪ ti/.
Other words from snippy
- snip·pi·ly, adverb
- snip·pi·ness, snip·pet·i·ness, noun
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How to use snippy in a sentence
Why, when I was first married I used to think that my wife was awful snippety about other women.
The Indiscreet Letter | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for snippy
snippy
/ (ˈsnɪpɪ) /
adjective-pier or -piest
scrappy; fragmentary
informal fault-finding
dialect mean; stingy
Derived forms of snippy
- snippily, adverb
- snippiness, noun
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