2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily
provoked; tart; peevish.
[1913 Webster]
The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] -- {Snap"pish*ly}, adv. -- {Snap"pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
snappishly — 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
snappishly — adverb in an ill natured and snappish manner Don t talk to me now, she said snappishly • Derived from adjective: ↑snappish … Useful english dictionary
snappishly — adverb see snappish … New Collegiate Dictionary
snappishly — See snappish. * * * … Universalium
snappishly — adverb In a snappish manner … Wiktionary
snappishly — adv. in a snappish manner, in an impatient or irritable manner … English contemporary dictionary
snappishly — snap·pish·ly … English syllables
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 — [[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
yap — [c]/jæp / (say yap) verb (yapped, yapping) –verb (i) 1. to yelp; bark snappishly. 2. Colloquial to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly. –verb (t) 3. to utter by yapping. –noun 4. a yelp: a snappish bark. 5. Colloquial snappish, noisy, or… …
