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Definition of Snappish
1. Adjective. Apt to speak irritably. "A snappish tone of voice"
Definition of Snappish
1. a. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
Definition of Snappish
1. Adjective. Likely to snap or bite. ¹
2. Adjective. Habitually speaking in an irritable or angry way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snappish
1. tending to speak in an impatient or irritable manner [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snappish
Literary usage of Snappish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"... and we go on cherishing our infallibility, and, like a snappish cook, had much
rather spoil our own pie than have a foreign finger in it. ..."
2. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"... and we go on cherishing our infallibility, and, like a snappish cook, had much
rather spoil our own pie than have a foreign finger in it. ..."
3. The New Cure for Consumption by Its Own Virus by James Compton Burnett (1900)
"... sulky, snappish, fretty, irritable, morose, depressed and melancholic, even
to insanity. When, however, they are cured, they become sweet and charming. ..."
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