snappishadjective
uk/ˈsnæp.ɪʃ/us/ˈsnæp.ɪʃ/also snappyeasily annoyed and often speaking in an angry way:
He's very snappish when he arrives at work in the morning.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- peppery
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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snappishly
adverb uk/ˈsnæp.ɪʃ.li/us/ˈsnæp.ɪʃ.li/
"Of course I know what I'm doing!" she said, snappishly.