snappish

 [snap-ish]  

snap·pish

   [snap-ish]
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 + -ish1

Related forms
snap·pish·ly, adverb
snap·pish·ness, noun
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snappish

adjective
apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" 
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