snippy

American  

[snip-ee] / ˈsnɪp i /

Also snippety

adjective

snippier, snippiest

1. sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.

2. scrappy or fragmentary.

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snippy British  

/ ˈsnɪpɪ /

adjective

1. scrappy; fragmentary

2. informal  fault-finding

3. dialect  mean; stingy

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Other Word Forms

• snippetiness noun
• snippily adverb
• snippiness noun

Etymology

Origin of snippy

First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Perhaps your friend was experiencing some anxiety about the day, which resulted in her being snippy with you.

From MarketWatch

They would never argue or be snippy with each other,” Fusfeld says.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the Rangers head coach was was short, snippy and sombre.

From BBC

Lily is vain and snippy and about as convincingly English as if the only research into her character was a season of “The Great British Bake Off.”

From Los Angeles Times

The snippy robot begins the film with her body destroyed but her ego as big as ever.

From Los Angeles Times