SNAPPY

alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

(adjective) quick and energetic; “a brisk walk in the park”; “a lively gait”; “a merry chase”; “traveling at a rattling rate”; “a snappy pace”; “a spanking breeze”

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce

(adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; “a dapper young man”; “a jaunty red hat”

snappish, snappy

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

crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

(adjective) pleasantly cold and invigorating; “crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”; “a nipping wind”; “a nippy fall day”; “snappy weather”

snappy, whipping

(adjective) smart and fashionable; “snappy conversation”; “some sharp and whipping lines”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)

(informal) Rapid and without delay.

(informal) Irritable.

(informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.

Chilly, brisk, sharp.

Synonyms

• (rapid and without delay): fast, immediate, quick

• (irritable): irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

Source: Wiktionary


Snap"py, a.

Definition: Snappish. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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