snappy
Idioms about snappy
make it snappy, Slang. to speed up; hurry.
Origin of snappy
1Other 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.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonIn the first place any entertainment goes off more snappily if the fun of doing it isn't all worn off by too many rehearsals.
Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship | Mabell S. C. SmithThe Vicar's wife, thinking of her own plain and middle-aged daughters, spoke snappily.
The Making of a Soul | Kathlyn RhodesHe 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 BreuerIn 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
/ (ˈsnæpɪ) /
Also: snappish apt to speak sharply or irritably
Also: snappish apt to snap or bite
crackling in sound: a snappy fire
brisk, sharp, or chilly: a snappy pace; snappy weather
smart and fashionable: a snappy dresser
make it snappy slang be quick! hurry up!
Derived forms of snappy
- snappily, adverb
- snappiness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with snappy
see under make haste.
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