snappy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 6
/ˈsnæpi/
Definition of snappy
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(informal)Rapid and without delay.
“a snappy response”
“Make it snappy!”
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adj
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(informal)Rapid and without delay.
“a snappy response”
“Make it snappy!”
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(informal)Irritable.
“You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?”
“She, Ellen, was sorry she had spoken so sharp-like to the girl, but after all it wasn’t wonderful that she had been snappy.”
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(informal)Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
“Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.”
“The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!”
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Chilly, brisk, sharp.
“snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder”
“The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].”
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Tending to snap or bite.
“a snappy dog”
“These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.”
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Clever, catchy.
“a snappy motto”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From snap + -y.
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