snappy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsnæpi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æpi
Adjective
[edit]snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)
- (informal) Rapid and without delay.
- (informal) Irritable.
- (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
- Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
- 1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 56:
- The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!
- Chilly, brisk, sharp.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: […] .
- Tending to snap or bite.
- a snappy dog
- 2023 April 19, Pip Dunn, “Jack of all trades... and master of most”, in RAIL, number 981, page 56:
- These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.
- Clever, catchy.
- a snappy motto
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]rapid and without delay
irritable
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