Snappishly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a snappish manner.

    "Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an ill-natured and snappish manner wordnet

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"Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was."

Etymology

From snappish + -ly.

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