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snippier — adj. rude, impertinent, sharp; disjointed, fragmented … English contemporary dictionary
snippy — adjective (snippier; est) Etymology: 2snip Date: circa 1848 1. short tempered, snappish 2. unduly brief or curt 3. putting on airs ; sniffy • snippily adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
snippy — snippily, adv. snippiness, snippetiness, n. /snip ee/, adj., snippier, snippiest. 1. sharp or curt, esp. in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent. 2. scrappy or fragmentary. Also, snippety /snip i tee/. [1720 30; SNIP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
snippy — adjective (snippier, snippiest) informal curt or sharp tongued. Derivatives snippily adverb snippiness noun … English new terms dictionary
snippy — UK [ˈsnɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms snippy : adjective snippy comparative snippier superlative snippiest mainly American informal a snippy person is not patient and speaks to people in an angry way … English dictionary
snippy — [snip′ē] adj. snippier, snippiest 1. made up of small scraps or snips; fragmentary 2. Informal curt, sharp, or snappish, esp. in an insolent manner snippily adv. snippiness n … English World dictionary
snippy — adj. (snippier, snippiest) colloq. fault finding, snappish, sharp. Derivatives: snippily adv. snippiness n … Useful english dictionary
