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snippety

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snip⋅py

  [snip-ee]
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–adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est.
1. sharp or curt, esp. in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
2. scrappy or fragmentary.
Also, snip⋅pe⋅ty  [snip-i-tee] .

Origin:
1720–30; snip + -y 1

Related forms:
snip⋅pi⋅ly, adverb
snip⋅pi⋅ness, snip⋅pet⋅i⋅ness, noun
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snip·pet·y   (snĭp'ĭ-tē)   
adj.   snip·pet·i·er, snip·pet·i·est

  1. Made up of snippets.

  2. Informal Snippy; impertinent.

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