Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lively or energetic; brisk.
- adjective Smart or chic in appearance.
- adjective Snappish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Snappish.
- Having snap or “go.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Snappish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal rapid and without delay
- adjective informal
irritable - adjective informal
Tidy ; well-dressed;sharp .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective smart and fashionable
- adjective quick and energetic
- adjective pleasantly cold and invigorating
- adjective apt to speak irritably
- adjective marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
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Examples
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Unfortunately I don't quite find the title snappy enough to be memorable, because I find myself referring to this novel as That really good novel called mumblemumble Ghost!
Archive 2009-11-01 Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2009
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Unfortunately I don't quite find the title snappy enough to be memorable, because I find myself referring to this novel as That really good novel called mumblemumble Ghost!
Review: Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2009
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They shift in snappy fashion in automatic mode, and they have manual modes that let the driver work the gears with panache unlikely using a clutch pedal.
Test Drive review: Ford's new Fiesta has Honda Fit beat 2010
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When a young McCann-Erickson copywriter came up with L'Oréal's famous slogan in 1971, advertising was characterized by snappy catchphrases on billboards and 30-second spots.
L'Oréal Slogan Must Prove Worth Anew Christina Passariello 2011
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A lot of guys in snappy hats smoking cigarettes, its like Mad Men in space.
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Cadogan had begun in short, snappy sentences, and in a tense, rather high-keyed voice; but once warmed up he swung along in rounded, almost classic periods; and his voice deepened and softened and, as he became yet more absorbed in his subject, grew rhythmical, musical almost, the while his words took on added color and glow.
Sonnie-Boy's People 1912
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Barkwell's voice leaped; he spoke in short, snappy, metallic sentences that betrayed passion long restrained, breaking his self-control.
'Firebrand' Trevison Charles Alden Seltzer 1908
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They watched the tall figure of Stallings charging through the adobe house, peering here and there, asking questions in short, snappy sentences, going down on his knees in search of footprints.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Frank Gee Patchin 1893
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He was assiduously seconded by Mr. Henry Crayon, thin-faced and alert as ever, speaking in short, snappy sentences, from which all useless adjectives were elided.
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• "His Girl Friday" 1940: The definition of snappy banter and a prime example of the great screwball comedies of the era.
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“Snappy gen” was briefly in the running for the election abbreviation du jour, before being superseded by the overwhelming popularity of “genny lec”.
‘Genny lec’ and ‘cozzie livs’. And who can afford 'savvy b'? British slang is daft, but it is breaking taboos | Coco Khan Coco Khan 2024
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