Definition of Snappishness

1. Noun. A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger. "His temper was well known to all his employees"

Exact synonyms: Biliousness, Irritability, Peevishness, Pettishness, Surliness, Temper
Generic synonyms: Ill Nature
Specialized synonyms: Querulousness
Derivative terms: Irritable, Pettish, Snappish, Surly, Temper

Definition of Snappishness

1. Noun. The quality of being snappish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snappishness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snappishness

snappiest
snappily
snappiness
snappinesses
snapping
snapping-turtle
snapping beetle
snapping one's fingers
snapping reflex
snapping shrimp
snapping turtle
snappingly
snappings
snappish
snappishly
snappishness (current term)
snappishnesses
snappy
snaps
snaps one's fingers
snapsack
snapsacks
snapshooter
snapshooters
snapshot
snapshot program
snapshotlike
snapshots
snapshotted
snapshotting

Literary usage of Snappishness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English by Joseph Fitzgerald (1901)
"The traits of the sect, then, are the dog's traits, snappishness, and what we shall call shamelessness, and the latter not less notable in ..."

2. Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English by Joseph Fitzgerald (1901)
"The traits of the sect, then, are the dog's traits, — snappishness, and what we shall call shamelessness, and the latter not less notable in them than the ..."

3. The Private Secretary: His Duties and Opportunities by Edward Jones Kilduff (1916)
"The other fault brought about by a mistaken idea of conciseness is that of curtness or snappishness of tone. The message is expressed in as few words as ..."

4. The Private Secretary,his Duties and Opportunities by Edward Jones Kilduff (1916)
"Two common faults arise from the attempt to secure conciseness: (1) grammatical incompleteness of sentences, and (2) curtness or snappishness in tone. ..."

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