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snippy

American  
[snip-ee] / ˈsnɪp i /
Also snippety

adjective

snippier, snippiest

  1. sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.

  2. scrappy or fragmentary.

snippy British  
/ ˈsnɪpɪ /

adjective

  1. scrappy; fragmentary

  2. informal fault-finding

  3. dialect mean; stingy

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Other Word Forms

  • snippetiness noun
  • snippily adverb
  • snippiness noun

Etymology

Origin of snippy

First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y 1

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