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['snæpɪʃ]aggettivo aggressivo, stizzoso* * *snappish /ˈsnæpɪʃ/a.2 (fig.) aspro; brusco; rude; sgarbato3 (fig.) arcigno; bisbetico; irritabilesnappishly avv. snappishness n. [u].* * *['snæpɪʃ]aggettivo aggressivo, stizzoso -
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['snæpɪ]1) (bad-tempered) [person, animal] aggressivo2) (lively) [ rhythm] vivace; [ reply] pronto; (punchy) [ advertisement] accattivante••make it snappy! — colloq. sbrigati!
* * *1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) irritabile2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) rapido3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) elegante* * *snappy /ˈsnæpɪ/a.2 energico; vigoroso3 (fam.) elegante; alla moda4 rapido; convulso; improvviso5 fragile; che si spezza facilmente6 ► snappish● a snappy dresser, un elegantone; un damerino □ (fam.) Look snappy!, ( USA anche: Make it snappy!), sbrigati!; spicciati!snappily avv. snappiness n. [u].* * *['snæpɪ]1) (bad-tempered) [person, animal] aggressivo2) (lively) [ rhythm] vivace; [ reply] pronto; (punchy) [ advertisement] accattivante••make it snappy! — colloq. sbrigati!
См. также в других словарях:
Snappish — Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snappish — index fractious, perverse, petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snappish — peevish, 1540s, from SNAP (Cf. snap) (v.) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
snappish — *irritable, fractious, peevish, waspish, petulant, pettish, huffy, fretful, querulous Analogous words: testy, touchy, cranky, *irascible: surly, crabbed, morose (see SULLEN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
snappish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. 2) (of a person) irritable; curt. DERIVATIVES snappishly adverb snappishness noun … English terms dictionary
snappish — [snap′ish] adj. 1. likely to snap or bite 2. cross or irritable, uncivil; sharp tongued snappishly adv. snappishness n … English World dictionary
snappish — adjective Date: 1542 1. a. given to curt irritable speech b. arising from annoyance or irascibility < a snappish remark > 2. inclined to bite < a snappish dog > • snappishly adverb • snappishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
snappish — [[t]snæ̱pɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is snappish, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner. That is beautiful, Tony, Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish. Syn: snappy Derived words: snappishly ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
snappish — snappishly, adv. snappishness, n. /snap ish/, adj. 1. apt to snap or bite, as a dog. 2. disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner. 3. impatiently or irritably sharp; curt: a snappish reply. [1535 45; SNAP + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
snappish — adjective a) Likely to snap or bite. b) habitually speaking in an irritable or angry way: my snappish boss was never in a good mood … Wiktionary
snappish — adjective bad tempered: Children are often spiteful and snappish. snappishly adverb snappishness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English