snappish
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsnæpɪʃ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English snappish From snap + -ish.
- Likely to snap or bite.
“A snappish cur”
“She came to us snappish and suspicious, but when she found what sort of place ours was, it all went off by degrees; […]”
- Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.
“The past fortnight had been one of sullenness, cold black looks, short snappish words, and those ingenious contradictions which sometimes vary the halcyon calm of domestic felicity.”
“She heard her own voice, snappish and rude, and pressed a hand to her head.”