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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·py   (snĭp'ē)   
adj.   snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est Informal

  1. Sharp-tongued; impertinent: shocked by his snippy retort.

  2. Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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