snippy

[ snip-ee ]
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adjective,snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.
  1. sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.

  2. scrappy or fragmentary.

Origin of snippy

1
First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y1
  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for snippy

snippy

/ (ˈsnɪpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. scrappy; fragmentary

  2. informal fault-finding

  1. dialect mean; stingy

Derived forms of snippy

  • snippily, adverb
  • snippiness, noun

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