snippily
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7.7
- adverb
- /ˈsnɪpɪli/
- 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
4
6.0
In a short, rude way that shows you are annoyed
4
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
2
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
1
3.9
In an annoyed and impatient way
1
7.8
In a short, rude way that shows annoyance
1
8.4
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
1
9.9
In a rude, unfriendly way
1
9.9
In an easily annoyed way
1
8.2
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
1
7.8
In a quick sharp way that shows impatience
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.