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snap⋅pish

  [snap-ish]
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–adjective
1. apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
2. disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner.
3. impatiently or irritably sharp; curt: a snappish reply.
Origin:
1535–45; snap + -ish 1

Related forms:
snap⋅pish⋅ly, adverb
snap⋅pish⋅ness, noun
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snap·pish   (snāp'ĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.

  2. Irritable and curt: a snappish tone of voice; a snappish debating partner.

snap'pish·ly adv., snap'pish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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