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Definition of snappy in English: snappyadjectivesnappier, snappiest ˈsnapiˈsnæpi informal 1Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish. 厉声说话的；恶声恶气的 anything unusual made her snappy and nervous 任何不寻常的事都会让她心情烦躁、神经紧张。 Example sentencesExamples - He'd read twice through every book in the house, and he'd become irritable and snappy.
- I'm suddenly nervous and snappy with Dan, who is driving the support van.
- I'm not someone who's endlessly patient and wonderful - in fact I'm quite snappy and irritable - and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.
- I won't deal with his being grumpy and snappy about them; they're my friends, and while I don't go overboard with them, they do sleep on the bed if they choose.
- Jeffrey was tempted to be snappy, but he knew that anger and irritability only rose from fear, weakness, or fear of weakness, so he held his tongue.
Synonyms irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric informal snappish, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse British informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal peckish, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal snaky informal, dated miffy 2Cleverly concise; neat. 短小精悍的，灵活的 巧妙醒目的流行语。 Example sentencesExamples - The one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded.
- And the dialogue (almost all of it right off the page) is peppermint-stick snappy.
- Dialogue is snappy and modern and peppered with expletives.
- It should have clear headings, concise paragraphs and snappy sentences.
- For the most part though, Gilman covers all her bases, writing in snappy, clever prose that keeps the pages turning.
Synonyms concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short, short and sweet, sharp, terse, curt, laconic, aphoristic, epigrammatic - 2.1 Neat and elegant.
整洁的，雅致的 整洁的梳妆台。 Example sentencesExamples - He was looking snappy in his cool button-up shirt that he didn't button-up all the way, his trendy denims, and his new white shoes.
- Quick-thinking interplay and a snappy first-time shot from Nick Davies off his back foot halved the gap.
- Armed with this research, the high priestesses of style lay down strict guidelines before embarking on the celebrated shopping trip as the journey from fashion disaster to snappy dresser begins.
- Close friends insist that the idea that Elspeth has ‘groomed’ her husband is way off the mark - he was, they point out, already a snappy dresser before he met his wife.
- In fact, he's a snappy dresser, with a penchant for Paul Smith suits and shirts, so his slippers would probably be hand-embroidered velvet.
Synonyms smart, well dressed, well turned out, besuited, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, spruce, trim, dapper, debonair French soigné informal snazzy, natty, sharp, nifty, cool, with it North American informal kicking, kicky, tony, fly, spiffy, sassy, stylin' US informal on fleek dated as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox British informal, dated swagger archaic trig
Phrasesinformal Be quick about it. 赶快 into bed and make it snappy! 上床，快点！ Example sentencesExamples - But we're closing in fifteen minutes, so make it snappy.
- She looked down at her watch, ‘But make it snappy, okay?’
- Well, make it snappy, because I'm not standing around here all night.
- Good now make me some of your famous Hot cocoa and make it snappy i gotta go soon
- And make it snappy so the rest of us can go ‘Aww’ and be done with it.’
Synonyms hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come along, look lively, speed up, move faster
Derivativesadverbˈsnapɪliˈsnæpəli informal By the mid-nineteenth century, The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more snappily known as Shakers, has an estimated 6,000 members in 19 different communities. Example sentencesExamples - When Fay knocked on my door and asked if I was coming to dinner, I replied snappily and told her to go away.
- Interestingly Schlosser's latest work, the snappily titled Chew On This, appears to be a largely regurgitated version of his previous best-selling adult exposé of the burger world, Fast Food Nation.
- In this opera, I do think that Gergiev could have moved matters along more snappily.
- He is a set-piece specialist who dresses snappily - he even owns a clothes shop in Gothenberg - and is married to a model.
noun informal Everybody's on board here, and everything just sails along on the charm of its people and the snappiness of Soderbergh's rhythms. Example sentencesExamples - The response to this was one of relief and excitement, with the track retaining the Keane feel and snappiness of tracks on the debut album; ‘Hopes & Fears’.
- OK then, plenty of information, but I think it lacks that snappiness that slogan shirts usually have, also it's lucky I'm a big lad or the size of shirt needed for all this would drown me.
- I apologized for my snappiness and told him that finals made me edgy.
- The American cocker spaniel, for example, once sweet and docile, was bred indiscriminately when it became popular, and problems with health and temperament resulted; it soon gained a reputation for snappiness and instability.
Rhymescrappie, flappy, gappy, happi, happy, nappy, pappy, sappy, scrappy, slap-happy, strappy, tapis, yappy, zappy Definition of snappy in US English: snappyadjectiveˈsnæpiˈsnapē informal 1Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish. 厉声说话的；恶声恶气的 anything unusual made her snappy and nervous 任何不寻常的事都会让她心情烦躁、神经紧张。 Example sentencesExamples - I'm not someone who's endlessly patient and wonderful - in fact I'm quite snappy and irritable - and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.
- Jeffrey was tempted to be snappy, but he knew that anger and irritability only rose from fear, weakness, or fear of weakness, so he held his tongue.
- He'd read twice through every book in the house, and he'd become irritable and snappy.
- I'm suddenly nervous and snappy with Dan, who is driving the support van.
- I won't deal with his being grumpy and snappy about them; they're my friends, and while I don't go overboard with them, they do sleep on the bed if they choose.
Synonyms irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric 2Cleverly concise; neat. 短小精悍的，灵活的 巧妙醒目的流行语。 Example sentencesExamples - Dialogue is snappy and modern and peppered with expletives.
- The one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded.
- For the most part though, Gilman covers all her bases, writing in snappy, clever prose that keeps the pages turning.
- It should have clear headings, concise paragraphs and snappy sentences.
- And the dialogue (almost all of it right off the page) is peppermint-stick snappy.
Synonyms concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short, short and sweet, sharp, terse, curt, laconic, aphoristic, epigrammatic - 2.1 Neat and elegant.
整洁的，雅致的 整洁的梳妆台。 Example sentencesExamples - He was looking snappy in his cool button-up shirt that he didn't button-up all the way, his trendy denims, and his new white shoes.
- In fact, he's a snappy dresser, with a penchant for Paul Smith suits and shirts, so his slippers would probably be hand-embroidered velvet.
- Armed with this research, the high priestesses of style lay down strict guidelines before embarking on the celebrated shopping trip as the journey from fashion disaster to snappy dresser begins.
- Quick-thinking interplay and a snappy first-time shot from Nick Davies off his back foot halved the gap.
- Close friends insist that the idea that Elspeth has ‘groomed’ her husband is way off the mark - he was, they point out, already a snappy dresser before he met his wife.
Synonyms smart, well dressed, well turned out, besuited, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, spruce, trim, dapper, debonair
Phrasesinformal Be quick about it. 赶快 into bed and make it snappy! 上床，快点！ Example sentencesExamples - Well, make it snappy, because I'm not standing around here all night.
- And make it snappy so the rest of us can go ‘Aww’ and be done with it.’
- But we're closing in fifteen minutes, so make it snappy.
- Good now make me some of your famous Hot cocoa and make it snappy i gotta go soon
- She looked down at her watch, ‘But make it snappy, okay?’
Synonyms hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come along, look lively, speed up, move faster
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