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snappy /ˈsnapi /adjective (snappier, snappiest) informal1Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish: anything unusual made her snappy and nervous...- I'm not someone who's endlessly patient and wonderful - in fact I'm quite snappy and irritable - and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.
- He'd read twice through every book in the house, and he'd become irritable and snappy.
- I'm suddenly nervous and snappy with Dan, who is driving the support van.
Synonyms irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric informal snappish, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse British informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal peckish, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal snaky informal, dated miffy 2Cleverly concise; neat: snappy catchphrases...- For the most part though, Gilman covers all her bases, writing in snappy, clever prose that keeps the pages turning.
- It should have clear headings, concise paragraphs and snappy sentences.
- Dialogue is snappy and modern and peppered with expletives.
Synonyms concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short, short and sweet, sharp, terse, curt, laconic, aphoristic, epigrammatic 2.1Neat and elegant: a snappy dresser...- He was looking snappy in his cool button-up shirt that he didn't button-up all the way, his trendy denims, and his new white shoes.
- Quick-thinking interplay and a snappy first-time shot from Nick Davies off his back foot halved the gap.
- Close friends insist that the idea that Elspeth has ‘groomed’ her husband is way off the mark - he was, they point out, already a snappy dresser before he met his wife.
Synonyms smart, well dressed, well turned out, besuited, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, spruce, trim, dapper, debonair; French soigné informal snazzy, natty, sharp, nifty, cool, with it North American informal kicking, kicky, tony, fly, spiffy, sassy, stylin' US informal on fleek dated as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox British informal, dated swagger archaic trig PhrasesDerivativessnappily /ˈsnapɪli / adverb ...- By the mid-nineteenth century, The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more snappily known as Shakers, has an estimated 6,000 members in 19 different communities.
- Interestingly Schlosser's latest work, the snappily titled Chew On This, appears to be a largely regurgitated version of his previous best-selling adult exposé of the burger world, Fast Food Nation.
- He is a set-piece specialist who dresses snappily - he even owns a clothes shop in Gothenberg - and is married to a model.
snappiness noun ...- OK then, plenty of information, but I think it lacks that snappiness that slogan shirts usually have, also it's lucky I'm a big lad or the size of shirt needed for all this would drown me.
- Everybody's on board here, and everything just sails along on the charm of its people and the snappiness of Soderbergh's rhythms.
- The American cocker spaniel, for example, once sweet and docile, was bred indiscriminately when it became popular, and problems with health and temperament resulted; it soon gained a reputation for snappiness and instability.
Rhymescrappie, flappy, gappy, happi, happy, nappy, pappy, sappy, scrappy, slap-happy, strappy, tapis, yappy, zappy |