snappy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpi

Adjective

snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)

1. (informal) rapid and without delay

   a snappy response

2. (informal) irritable

   You're snappy this morning - did you not sleep well?

3. (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.

   Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.

Synonyms

• (rapid and without delay): fast, immediate, quick
• (irritable): irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

Translations

rapid and without delay

Dutch: snel (nl) Finnish: nopea (fi)

French: fissa (fr) Russian: скорый (ru), быстрый (ru) Scottish Gaelic: dranndanach (gd)

irritable

Finnish: ärtyisä, kiukkuinen

Russian: раздражительный (ru) Scottish Gaelic: dranndanach (gd), crosta (gd)

Tidy; well-dressed; sharp

Finnish: tyylikäs (fi)

Russian: щёгольский (ru)

Derived terms

• make it snappy