Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Sharp-tongued; impertinent.
- adjective Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inclined to be supercilious or ‘uppish’; snobbish.
- Fragmentary; snipped.
- Mean; stingy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
irritable ;impatient ;short-tempered .
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Examples
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Quincy, whose shrewd little soul easily divined that this equable warmth of manner, which she dubbed snippy condescension, sprang from affection for Dick and Mrs. Percival and not for herself.
Jewel Weed Alice Ames Winter 1904
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During his term he was often seen on the evening news in snippy exchanges with reporters or lecturing taxpayers to take their tax-hike medicine.
Deval Patrick's Charm Offensive Jon Keller 2010
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Then I called the snippy female judge "Tomato Face" and left.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2001
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The priest and the mother are not impressed, and Walter gets all snippy, which is awesome.
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The female dog reportedly had been "snippy" with a Metro officer and been pepper-sprayed.
'Snippy' German shepherd is sprayed with pepper at Metro Post 2010
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The female dog reportedly had been "snippy" with a Metro officer and been pepper-sprayed.
'Snippy' German shepherd is sprayed with pepper at Metro Post 2010
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The operator was kind of snippy yes, as if she had never done drugs, hated kids and lacked the emotional distance despite her apparent lack of empathy to think on her feet.
Set the record straight (revised) EAGEAGEAG 2009
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"The unnecessary use of any of the following words -- 'subliminable,' 'snippy' or 'recount' -- will result in an invitation not to return," she said.
Leader Of The Pack 2008
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This incident has been all over the media, who have variously called Obama "snippy" (FOX) and "testy" (CBS).
Mayhill Fowler: Pennsylvania Campaign Journal: Obama Hams It Up, Flirts, And Gets A Bit Cocky 2008
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I guess I'm just in a "snippy" mood all the way around.
Archive 2008-09-01 Bea Amaya 2008
bilby commented on the word snippy
A preppie but snippy hippie papprazzi chappie snapped happy clappers happily clapping claptrap.
March 13, 2024