snippy

[ snip-ee ]

/ ˈsnɪp i /

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adjective, snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.

sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.

scrappy or fragmentary.

Also snip·pe·ty

[snip-i-tee]. /ˈsnɪp ɪ ti/.

Origin of snippy

First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM snippy

snip·pi·ly, adverbsnip·pi·ness, snip·pet·i·ness, noun

Words nearby snippy

snipe fly, sniper, sniperscope, snipper, snippet, snippy, snips, snit, snitch, snitch line, snitchy

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Example sentences from the Web for snippy

Saving Mr. Banks is more than a movie about a snippy curmudgeon who excels at amusing put downs.
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Is This Oscar Season’s Breath of Fresh Air|Kevin Fallon|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Look at the snippy press release HP put out in reaction to the deal for its rival.
Dell’s Unlikely Suitor: Behind Microsoft’s $2 Billion Buy In|Daniel Gross|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Snippy, and the verses they had tried to make for the dead Balder.
A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas
I wonder if that snippy little Anne Pierson knows about it, too.
Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower

Surely that snippy little note, in which you call me—me, a perfect stranger—names!
Mavis of Green Hill|Faith Baldwin
Putty Doane was taken prisoner by the Germans atOh, see that gang of up-townersarent they snippy and patronizing and silly?
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin
"Yes, or when you're put in a snippy little room 'way at the top of the house with nothin' in it," growled Nancy.
Pollyanna|Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for snippy

snippy

/ (ˈsnɪpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

scrappy; fragmentary

informal fault-finding

dialect mean; stingy

Derived forms of snippy

snippily, adverbsnippiness, noun

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单词	snippy
释义	snippy [ snip-ee ] / ˈsnɪp i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snippy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est. sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent. scrappy or fragmentary. Also snip·pe·ty [snip-i-tee]. /ˈsnɪp ɪ ti/. Origin of snippy First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM snippy snip·pi·ly, adverbsnip·pi·ness, snip·pet·i·ness, noun Words nearby snippy snipe fly, sniper, sniperscope, snipper, snippet, snippy, snips, snit, snitch, snitch line, snitchy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snippy Saving Mr. Banks is more than a movie about a snippy curmudgeon who excels at amusing put downs. ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Is This Oscar Season’s Breath of Fresh Air\|Kevin Fallon\|December 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Look at the snippy press release HP put out in reaction to the deal for its rival. Dell’s Unlikely Suitor: Behind Microsoft’s $2 Billion Buy In\|Daniel Gross\|February 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Snippy, and the verses they had tried to make for the dead Balder. A Little Girl in Old San Francisco\|Amanda Minnie Douglas I wonder if that snippy little Anne Pierson knows about it, too. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School\|Jessie Graham Flower Surely that snippy little note, in which you call me—me, a perfect stranger—names! Mavis of Green Hill\|Faith Baldwin Putty Doane was taken prisoner by the Germans atOh, see that gang of up-townersarent they snippy and patronizing and silly? Out of the Air\|Inez Haynes Irwin "Yes, or when you're put in a snippy little room 'way at the top of the house with nothin' in it," growled Nancy. Pollyanna\|Eleanor H. Porter British Dictionary definitions for snippy snippy / (ˈsnɪpɪ) / adjective -pier or -piest scrappy; fragmentary informal fault-finding dialect mean; stingy Derived forms of snippy snippily, adverbsnippiness, noun 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 Words related to snippy abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, churlish, gruff, impertinent, rude, sharp, sharp-tongued, snappish, snippety
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snippy

adjective, snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.

Origin of snippy

OTHER WORDS FROM snippy

Words nearby snippy

Example sentences from the Web for snippy

British Dictionary definitions for snippy

adjective -pier or -piest

Derived forms of snippy

Words related to snippy