snippy

adjective

snip·py ˈsni-pē

snippier; snippiest

Synonyms of snippy next

: short-tempered, snappish

: unduly brief or curt

: putting on airs : sniffy

snippily

ˈsni-pə-lē

adverb

Examples of snippy in a Sentence

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get snippy with you. snippy remarks about the quality of the food at the church picnic

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In a high-pressure world of presidential campaigns, her arrival brought some measure of stability to the traveling roadshows and a professionalism to exhausted and snippy candidates. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024 He was being snippy with other dogs and facing a medical issue so mysterious that every test had been run and a doggy MRI ordered. —

Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023 Saban turned and mentioned Bama Central reporter Austin Hannon by name and walked back a snippy response from Saturday’s postgame news conference. —

Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023 For once, Miranda really sticks up for herself where Che is concerned, saying she’s been nothing but supportive after Che gets snippy with her. —

Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for snippy