† knappishadj.

Etymology: < knap v.² + -ish suffix¹. Compare snappish.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

Rudely abrupt or froward, testy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued

knappish1542

snappish1542

short1591

tart1601

tart-tongued1602

nimble-tongued1608

snapping1642

snapper1673

snip-snap1770

snaggy1781

twittya1825

snappy1834

sharp-tongued1837

snippy1848

snack1883

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 165 A certaine saucie or knappishe young springall.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxix ^v He reiected the dukes request, with many spitefull, and minotary wordes.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 21/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Answering your snappish quid with a knappish quo.

1629 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule (new ed.) 169 Your spirit is so knappish and way-ward.

Derivatives

† ˈknappishly adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb] > snappishly

snappishly1548

knappishly1549

snappingly1567

tartly1600

snappily1890

snippily1977

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Tiij^v If ought shall seeme to you to have been saied..more knappishely.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 1114 Frowardly,..Malapertly, knappishly, proterue.

† ˈknappishness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] > snappishness > snappish speech

knappishness1617

snap1648

1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Knappish, knappishnesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	knappish
释义	† knappishadj. Etymology: < knap v.² + -ish suffix¹. Compare snappish. Obsolete exc. dialect. Rudely abrupt or froward, testy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued knappish1542 snappish1542 short1591 tart1601 tart-tongued1602 nimble-tongued1608 snapping1642 snapper1673 snip-snap1770 snaggy1781 twittya1825 snappy1834 sharp-tongued1837 snippy1848 snack1883 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 165 A certaine saucie or knappishe young springall. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxix ^v He reiected the dukes request, with many spitefull, and minotary wordes. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 21/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Answering your snappish quid with a knappish quo. 1629 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule (new ed.) 169 Your spirit is so knappish and way-ward. Derivatives † ˈknappishly adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb] > snappishly snappishly1548 knappishly1549 snappingly1567 tartly1600 snappily1890 snippily1977 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Tiij^v If ought shall seeme to you to have been saied..more knappishely. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 1114 Frowardly,..Malapertly, knappishly, proterue. † ˈknappishness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] > snappishness > snappish speech knappishness1617 snap1648 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Knappish, knappishnesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1542
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