snap·py

[snap-ee]
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.
3.
snapping or crackling in sound, as a fire.
4.
quick or sudden in action or performance.
5.
Informal. crisp, smart, lively, brisk, etc.: Only snappy people get ahead in this world.
6.
make it snappy, Slang. to speed up; hurry.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1740–50; snap + -y1

snap·pi·ly, adverb
snap·pi·ness, noun
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snappy (ˈsnæpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -pier, -piest
1.  Also: snappish apt to speak sharply or irritably
2.  Also: snappish apt to snap or bite
3.  crackling in sound: a snappy fire
4.  brisk, sharp, or chilly: a snappy pace; snappy weather
5.  smart and fashionable: a snappy dresser
6.  slang make it snappy be quick! hurry up!
 
'snappily
 
adv
 
'snappiness
 
n

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Slang Dictionary

snappy definition


  1. mod.
    quick. : You can get there if you're snappy.
  2. mod.
    sharp-looking. : Who's driving that snappy car over there?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

Snappy definition


Snappy Video Snapshot

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Idioms & Phrases

snappy

see under make haste.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
These tend to be part of a longer exchange, but you're only viewing one snappy
  portion.
Rose may not be profound or snappy with a quote, but he is sincere.
We miss him now, with those thin ties and that crisp authority in an era of
  snappy salutes and getting things done.
What she has in mind is a big tent, one that doesn't exclude fancy toys or
  snappy musical productions.
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