SNAPPISH

snappish, snappy

(adjective) apt to speak irritably; “a snappish tone of voice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

snappish (comparative more snappish, superlative most snappish)

Likely to snap or bite.

Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.

Source: Wiktionary


Snap"pish, a.

1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.

2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. The taunting address of a snappish missanthrope. Jeffrey.

– Snap"pish*ly, adv.

– Snap"pish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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