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Definition of snappish in English: snappishadjective ˈsnapɪʃˈsnæpɪʃ 1(of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. (狗)易怒的,爱咬人的 Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained - 1.1 Irritable and curt.
厉声说话的,没好气的 she was often snappish with the children 她经常对孩子们凶巴巴的。 Example sentencesExamples - I was snappish and rude to either of my parents if they spoke to me and I dragged my feet, glaring down at the linoleum floor beneath my scorched sneakers, which had somehow managed to be salvaged.
- I'd noticed that in a few short hours that his curt and snappish side was back.
- She'd been rude and snappish, but Seth had a couple of times glimpsed a softer side, he'd thought.
- The excess energy from quitting smoking has apparently slipped away and I'm in that dangerous stage in the battle where I'm crabby and snappish.
- ‘Shorten my name,’ I clarified in a curt, snappish tone.
Synonyms terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary, snappy, sharp, crisp, tart
Derivativesadverb ‘Of course I know who he is,’ I responded snappishly also. Example sentencesExamples - I said, snappishly, pushing my glasses higher on my face, ‘Did you hear me?’
- ‘I think that would be obvious, Nathan,’ I said snappishly.
- ‘Not that it's any of your business,’ I began snappishly, ‘but she wants me to baby-sit for her on Sunday.’
- I think the little man drinking tea in China heard you,’ Nicole said snappishly.
nounˈsnapɪʃnəsˈsnæpɪʃnəs Irascibility was the wrong word, really… I meant snappishness, irritability - irascibility implies a higher degree of temper, I think. Example sentencesExamples - I exploded at Anthony, who was all smiles after knowing it was not he who was the root of all my snappishness.
Definition of snappish in US English: snappishadjectiveˈsnapiSHˈsnæpɪʃ 1(of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. (狗)易怒的,爱咬人的 Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained - 1.1 Irritable and curt.
厉声说话的,没好气的 she was often snappish with the children 她经常对孩子们凶巴巴的。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Shorten my name,’ I clarified in a curt, snappish tone.
- I'd noticed that in a few short hours that his curt and snappish side was back.
- I was snappish and rude to either of my parents if they spoke to me and I dragged my feet, glaring down at the linoleum floor beneath my scorched sneakers, which had somehow managed to be salvaged.
- She'd been rude and snappish, but Seth had a couple of times glimpsed a softer side, he'd thought.
- The excess energy from quitting smoking has apparently slipped away and I'm in that dangerous stage in the battle where I'm crabby and snappish.
Synonyms terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary, snappy, sharp, crisp, tart
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