SNIPPILY
i adjective, snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.
1.
sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
2.
scrappy or fragmentary.
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snippy (ˈsnɪpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| 1. | scrappy; fragmentary |
| 2. | informal fault-finding |
| 3. | dialect mean; stingy |
| 'snippily | |
| —adv | |
| 'snippiness | |
| —n | |
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Snippily
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| snippy (ˈsnɪpɪ) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| 1. | scrappy; fragmentary |
| 2. | informal fault-finding |
| 3. | dialect mean; stingy |
| 'snippily | |
| —adv | |
| 'snippiness | |
| —n | |
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