Snippy
/ˈsnɪpi/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Fragmentary; snipped.
"Near-synonym: choppy"
- 2 Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
- 3 Stingy.
"Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal"
Example
More examples"Snippy had the bluest blood of all his crab brethren."
Etymology
From snip + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian snippig, snippich (“short, brief, blunt”), Dutch snippig (“snippy, shrill”), German Low German snippig (“snippy, snappy”), German schnippisch (“snippy, snappy”).