Synonyms for snippy
| 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
- "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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