snippy

[ snip-ee ]
/ ˈsnɪp i /
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adjective, snip·pi·er, snip·pi·est.

sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
scrappy or fragmentary.
Also snip·pe·ty [snip-i-tee] /ˈsnɪp ɪ ti/.

Origin of snippy

First recorded in 1720–30; snip + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM snippy

snip·pi·ly, adverb snip·pi·ness, snip·pet·i·ness, noun

Words nearby snippy

snipefish, sniper, sniperscope, snipper, snippet, snippy, snips, snit, snitch, snitch line, snitchy

Words related to snippety

arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky, cocky, contumelious, cool, familiar, flip, forward, fresh, immodest

British Dictionary definitions for snippety

snippy
/ (ˈsnɪpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

scrappy; fragmentary
informal fault-finding
dialect mean; stingy

Derived forms of snippy

snippily, adverb snippiness, noun