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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪpi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪpi

Adjective

snippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)

1. Fragmentary; snipped.

   Synonym: snippety

   Near-synonym: choppy

2. Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.

   Synonyms: snippety, snitty

   Coordinate term: snide

3. Stingy.

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

Derived terms

• snippily
• snippiness

Related terms

• snipper
• snippetiness
• snippy snip

Anagrams

• Nippys