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Snippy

//ˈsnɪpi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Fragmentary; snipped.

    "Near-synonym: choppy"

  2. 2
    Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
  3. 3
    Stingy.

    "Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal"

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”).

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