snippy

adjective

snip·​py ˈsni-pē How to pronounce snippy (audio)
snippier; snippiest
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1
: short-tempered, snappish
2
: unduly brief or curt
3
: putting on airs : sniffy
snippily
ˈsni-pə-lē How to pronounce snippy (audio)
adverb

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Examples of snippy in a Sentence

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get snippy with you. snippy remarks about the quality of the food at the church picnic
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There’s a fair bit of mirth in all this, and in Glanz’s brittle, snippy dialogue, which is abetted by the casting. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026 Adelman remained snippy after a Game 5 win back home at Ball Arena on Monday. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 What starts as a more snippy back-and-forth between the two eventually turns into an argument about Eddie Munson. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2025 No parents want to inflict emotional harm on their children, which is why most people strenuously avoid even getting snippy with their parents in front of the kids—and the guilt when an argument does break out can be immense. — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snippy

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snip entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of snippy was circa 1848

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“Snippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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snippy

adjective
snip·​py ˈsnip-ē How to pronounce snippy (audio)
snippier; snippiest
1
: short-tempered, snappish
2
: rudely brief : curt
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