snippy

snip·py

(snĭp′ē)

adj. snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est Informal

1. Sharp-tongued; impertinent: a snippy retort.

2. Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.

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snippy

(ˈsnɪpɪ)

adj, -pier or -piest

1. scrappy; fragmentary

2. informal fault-finding

3. dialect mean; stingy

ˈsnippily adv

ˈsnippiness n

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snip•py

(ˈsnɪp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.

1. sharp or curt, esp. in a contemptuous or haughty way.

2. scrappy or fragmentary.

Often, snip′pe•ty (-ɪ ti)

[1720–30]

snip′pi•ly, adv.

snip′pi•ness, n.

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snippy

adjective

Informal. Rude and disrespectful:

assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.

Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, uppish, uppity.

Slang: wise.

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snippy

adj (US inf) person, tone → schnippisch, kurz angebunden; to be in a snippy mood → kurz angebunden sein

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