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.

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