snippily
- a word derived from snippy.
Example Sentences
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"Haven't we all done this without a recipe?" one commenter snippily asked.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
Not every critic is in agreement however, with one reviewer suggesting the show now had "constricted ambitions" and felt "snippily familiar".
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021
Say “house” rather than “home,” she snippily instructed her readers; if guests insist on braying “cheers” as they clink their glasses, “silence is the only possible U-response.”
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2019
Except, she snippily responded, “No, we booked the hotel room; you got what you wanted.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2017
"You look like a dream, you—" "Yes, —a nightmare," said Carol snippily.
From Prudence Says So by Hueston, Ethel
