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snap⋅py

  [snap-ee]
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–adjective, -pi⋅er, -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.
—Idiom
6. make it snappy, Slang. to speed up; hurry.
Origin:
1740–50; snap + -y 1

Related forms:
snap⋅pi⋅ly, adverb
snap⋅pi⋅ness, noun
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snap·py   (snāp'ē)   
adj.   snap·pi·er, snap·pi·est

  1. Informal Lively or energetic; brisk.

  2. Informal Smart or chic.

  3. Snappish: a snappy retort.

snap'pi·ly adv., snap'pi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
snappy

  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
Snappy Video Snapshot

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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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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