snitchy

American

[snich-ee] / ˈsnɪtʃ i /

adjective

British, Australian.

snitchier, snitchiest

cross; ill-tempered.

snitchy British

/ ˈsnɪtʃɪ /

adjective

informal bad-tempered or irritable

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Etymology

Origin of snitchy

snitch ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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‘To me that is a snitchy little jump. There’s not a thingalingaling to it.’

From Literature

One of the other Santas – not one of the Bad Santas, a Good Santa, Goody Two-Shoes Santa, Snitchy Santa – tells management.

From The Guardian

By the way is there not a man there, a kind of under-fellow in something—agent, I believe—some time appointed, named M'Snitchy, or M'Smatchey, M'Clutchy, or some such euphonious appellative?

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