snappy

[ snap-ee ]
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adjective,snap·pi·er, snap·pi·est.
  1. apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.

  2. impatient or irritable, as a person or a reply.

  1. snapping or crackling in sound, as a fire.

  2. quick or sudden in action or performance.

  3. Informal. crisp, smart, lively, brisk, etc.: Only snappy people get ahead in this world.

Idioms about snappy

  1. make it snappy, Slang. to speed up; hurry.

Origin of snappy

1
First recorded in 1740–50; snap + -y1

Other words from snappy

  • snap·pi·ly, adverb
  • snap·pi·ness, noun

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How to use snappy in a sentence

  • You fellows give me a pain, he flashed out, depressing and releasing his key snappily.

  • In the first place any entertainment goes off more snappily if the fun of doing it isn't all worn off by too many rehearsals.

  • The Vicar's wife, thinking of her own plain and middle-aged daughters, spoke snappily.

    The Making of a Soul | Kathlyn Rhodes
  • He sat Mr. Parakeet down into the most comfortable chair he could find, and then barked snappily into the telephone a few times.

    The Einstein See-Saw | Miles John Breuer
  • In army style we marched snappily through the streets to F Co. mess hall, a long wooden building with dirt floor.

    A "Y Girl in France | Katherine Shortall

British Dictionary definitions for snappy

snappy

/ (ˈsnæpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. Also: snappish apt to speak sharply or irritably

  2. Also: snappish apt to snap or bite

  1. crackling in sound: a snappy fire

  2. brisk, sharp, or chilly: a snappy pace; snappy weather

  3. smart and fashionable: a snappy dresser

  4. make it snappy slang be quick! hurry up!

Derived forms of snappy

  • snappily, adverb
  • snappiness, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with snappy

snappy

see under make haste.

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