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Grammar : Adj
Spell : snip-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnɪp i

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Définition of snippy

Origin :
  • 1727, "parsimonious;" 1848, "fault-finding, sharp;" 1886, "fragmentary;" from snip (n.) + -y (2). Related: Snippily; snippiness.
  • adj curt
Example sentences :
  • "She was sort of snippy about it," Alice returned, ascending the stairs.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • She was snippy to me two or three times and I won't stand that.
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
  • I—I don't wish to be snippy, you know, but you should not forget that he is your father.
  • Extract from : « Mary Louise Solves a Mystery » by L. Frank Baum
  • It was that snippy little Marjorie Lowry with the baby face, wasn't it?
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford
  • "One of the snippy kind, back-talkin' an' peevish," said Miranda.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Snippy said something in his own language and struggled to get free.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • "Oh, that will just do, Snippy," and Laverne danced around in delight.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • Snippy, and the verses they had tried to make for the dead Balder.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • But she was so snippy the other night I decided to forget it.
  • Extract from : « The Trouble with Telstar » by John Berryman
  • Write that snippy Miss Page and demand her resignation from the team.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Freshman » by Pauline Lester

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