snap·pish

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• snap´pish|ly — snap|pish «SNAP ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to snap: »a snappish dog. 2. quick and sharp in speech or manner; impatient: »a snappish person. SYNONYM(S): testy, crabbed, cross, irascible, petulant. 3. characteristic of a snappish person: »a snappish… …   Useful english dictionary

• snap|pish — «SNAP ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to snap: »a snappish dog. 2. quick and sharp in speech or manner; impatient: »a snappish person. SYNONYM(S): testy, crabbed, cross, irascible, petulant. 3. characteristic of a snappish person: »a snappish reply …   Useful english dictionary

• snap´pish|ness — snap|pish «SNAP ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to snap: »a snappish dog. 2. quick and sharp in speech or manner; impatient: »a snappish person. SYNONYM(S): testy, crabbed, cross, irascible, petulant. 3. characteristic of a snappish person: »a snappish… …   Useful english dictionary

• pish — fop·pish; frop·pish; hip·pish; hyp·pish; pish·pash; pish·posh; quip·pish; snap·pish; snap·pish·ly; snap·pish·ness; up·pish; wam·pish; pa·pish; pish; fop·pish·ly; fop·pish·ness; pish·rogue; up·pish·ly; up·pish·ness; …   English syllables

• snap — pod·snap·pery; snap; snap·hance; snap·less; snap·pable; snap·pi·ly; snap·pi·ness; snap·ping·ly; snap·pish; snap·pish·ly; snap·pish·ness; snap·py; snap·shot·ter; snip·per·snap·per; snip·snap·sno·rum; un·snap; whip·per·snap·per; snap·per;… …   English syllables

• snappish — snap·pish …   English syllables

• snappishly — snap·pish·ly …   English syllables

• snappish — snap•pish [[t]ˈsnæp ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) apt to snap or bite, as a dog 2) disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner 3) curt: a snappish reply[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45 snap′pish•ly, adv. snap′pish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• snappish — snap|pish [ snæpıʃ ] adjective speaking to someone in a quick, angry way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• snappishness — snap·pish·ness …   English syllables