snappy

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snappy

  • /ˈsnæpi/

Rhymes with -æpi

adjective snappier · snappiest

  1. informal Rapid and without delay. a snappy response

    Similar: fast, immediate, quick

  2. informal Irritable. You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?

    Similar: peevish, testy, tetchy

  3. informal Tidy; well-dressed; sharp. Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
  4. Chilly, brisk, sharp. snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder

    Similar: nippy, parky

  5. Tending to snap or bite. a snappy dog
  6. Clever, catchy. a snappy motto

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Closest in meaning: spanking, brisk, energetic, rattling, zippy, lively, dashing, spirited, nippy, snappish, crisp, smart, nipping, jaunty, merry, ill-natured

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adj rapid and without delay

Españoltajante, enérgico
Françaisfissa
Русскийско́рый skóryj, бы́стрый býstryj

adj irritable

Españolirritable, irascible, iracundo, tajante
Русскийраздражи́тельный razdražítelʹnyj

adj Tidy; well-dressed; sharp

Русскийщёгольский ščógolʹskij

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@misc{snappy_2026,
  title = {snappy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snappy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}