snippily
- adverb
- /ˈsnɪpɪli/
:
de manera cortante
- When he was asked to help again, he replied snippily, clearly irritated by the request.
- said snippily
Examples
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"Unpleasantly odiferous?" said Maxwell snippily.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Just right for a sissy-britches," Jill said snippily and took a handful of forks from the rinse pan.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her sister snippily opined that she should save it for when she was married, but told her to take a cab and handed her a twenty to pay for the ride.
Blog text (23) -
She answered the question snippily, showing her annoyance with the repetition.
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The teacher snippily dismissed the student's excuse, indicating she had heard it before.
Synonyms
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
5
6.0
In a short, rude way that shows you are annoyed
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
8.1
In an annoyed, grumpy way
1
7.2
In an annoyed way that shows you are very tired of something
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
In a short, rude way that shows annoyance
In a quick sharp way that shows impatience
In an annoyed and impatient way
In an easily annoyed way
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
Antonyms
How Curt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snippily comes from the adjective snippy, which comes from the verb snip meaning 'to cut'. Think of a quick 'cut' with words, a short, sharp reply, and you will remember that to speak snippily is to answer shortly and sharply when you are annoyed.