- likely to snap or bite
- cross or irritable, uncivil; sharp-tongued
snappish
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snappish
adjective
- Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
- Irritable and curt: a snappish tone of voice; a snappish debating partner.
Related Forms:
- snap′pish·ly
adverb
- snap′pish·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more snappish, superlative most snappish)
- Likely to snap or bite.
- A snappish cur
- Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.
Origin
snap +"Ž -ish.
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