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(snip′ē)

adjective snippier, snippiest

made up of small scraps or snips; fragmentary
Informal curt, sharp, or snappish, esp. in an insolent manner

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snippily adverb
snippiness noun

See snippy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est
Informal

Sharp-tongued; impertinent: shocked by his snippy retort.
Occurring in pieces; fragmentary.

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