snippy

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpi

Adjective

snippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)

1. fragmentary; snipped.
2. irritable; impatient; short-tempered.
3. stingy.

See also

• snippy snip

 

Anagrams

• Nippys