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snippy

[ snip-ee ]

adjective

snippier, snippiest.
  1. sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
  2. scrappy or fragmentary.


snippy

/ ˈ²õ²Ôɪ±èɪ /

adjective

  1. scrappy; fragmentary
  2. informal.
    fault-finding
  3. dialect.
    mean; stingy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²Ô¾±±è±è¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²õ²Ô¾±±è±è¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²Ô¾±±èp¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ²Ô¾±±èp¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ²õ²Ô¾±±èp±ð³Ù·¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snippy1

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

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McKenna stood a regal 6 feet tall, and could be snippy and imperious when annoyed, friends said.

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There’s nothing more appealing than watching a snippy Ford say some of the most outrageous lines on TV.

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But that is Louise all over: snippy and skittery, though always first with the news, whether she understands a word of it or not.

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“My personality changes. I get very short tempered, and I get very judgmental. I’m quick to be snippy,†she said.

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Despite my friend’s snippy comment, I did not move to Los Angeles so I would never have to worry about the weather.

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