sharp+snappish
1Snappish — Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope …
2snappish — [snap′ish] adj. 1. likely to snap or bite 2. cross or irritable, uncivil; sharp tongued snappishly adv. snappishness n …
3snappish — [[t]snæ̱pɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is snappish, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner. That is beautiful, Tony, Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish. Syn: snappy Derived words: snappishly ADV GRADED ADV… …
4snappish — snappishly, adv. snappishness, n. /snap ish/, adj. 1. apt to snap or bite, as a dog. 2. disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner. 3. impatiently or irritably sharp; curt: a snappish reply. [1535 45; SNAP + ISH1] * * * …
5snappish — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, acerbic, acid, bearish, bitchy, brusque, cankered, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabbed, crabby, cranky, cross, cross grained, crusty, curt, cussed, disagreeable, dyspeptic, excitable, feisty, fractious,… …
6snappish — snap·pish || snæpɪʃ adj. impatient, irritable, short, sharp; tending to react in an irritable manner; tending to bite …
7snappish — adj 1. irritable, testy, touchy, petulant, irascible, prickly; high strung, hot tempered, hot blooded, thin skinned, quick tempered, quick, hasty, trigger happy; peevish, huffish, waspish, raspy, peppery, fretful; huffy, edgy, on edge. 2. grumpy …
8snappish — /ˈsnæpɪʃ/ (say snapish) adjective 1. apt to snap or bite, as a dog. 2. disposed to speak or reply quickly and sharply, as a person. 3. impatiently or irritably sharp; curt. {snap + p + ish1} –snappishly, adverb –snappishness, noun …
9snappish — adj. 1 (of a person s manner or a remark) curt; ill tempered; sharp. 2 (of a dog etc.) inclined to snap. Derivatives: snappishly adv. snappishness n …
10tart — a. 1. Sour, acid, acidulous, sharp. 2. Severe, harsh, caustic, crabbed, sharp snappish, testy, snarling, petulant, acrimonious, ill tempered, ill humored, keen …
