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Snappy as an Adjective
Definitions of "Snappy" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Snappy" as an adjective (85 Words)
Usage Examples of "Snappy" as an adjective

The synonyms of “Snappy” are: crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, spruce, alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, spanking, zippy, snappish, whipping, irritable, irascible, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric, concise, succinct, memorable, catchy, neat, clever, pithy, witty, incisive, brief, short, short and sweet, sharp, terse, curt, laconic, aphoristic, epigrammatic, smart, well dressed, well turned out, besuited, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, trim, debonair

Snappy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Snappy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “snappy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Apt to speak irritably.
Smart and fashionable.
Cleverly concise; neat.
Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish.
Quick and energetic.
Pleasantly cold and invigorating.
Neat and elegant.
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.

Synonyms of "Snappy" as an adjective (85 Words)

alert	Quick and energetic. Caught by a couple of alert* cops.*
aphoristic	Containing aphorisms or maxims.
bad-tempered	Annoyed and irritable.
besuited	(of a person, especially a man) wearing a suit. Besuited politicians have been taking part in televised debates.
bilious	Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress. A bilious* attack.*
brief	(of a piece of clothing) not covering much of the body; scanty. Be brief* and don t talk for longer than is necessary.*
brisk	(of wind or the weather) cold but pleasantly invigorating. The sea was shimmering and heaving beneath the brisk* breeze.*
brusque	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. Try to cultivate a less brusque* manner.*
cantankerous	Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. A cantankerous* and venomous tongued old lady.*
catchy	Likely to attract attention. Catchy pop melodies.
chic	Elegant and stylish. Chic elegance.
choleric	Easily moved to anger. A choleric* disposition.*
clever	Skilled at doing or achieving something; talented. A clever* gadget.*
concise	Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise* account of the country s history.*
crabbed	(of handwriting) very small and difficult to decipher. A crabbed* unhappy middle age.*
crabby	Annoyed and irritable. A rather crabby* old man.*
crisp	(of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. A crisp* retort.*
cross	Extending or lying across in a crosswise direction at right angles to the long axis. Cross members should be all steel.
crotchety	Irritable. He was tired and crotchety.
crusty	(especially of an old person) easily irritated. Crusty remarks.
curt	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. A response so curt* as to be almost rude.*
dapper	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. A dapper* young man.*
dashing	Stylish and fashionable. A dashing* hero.*
debonair	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air- Frances G. Patton- H.M.Reynolds. Life that is gay brisk and debonair.
dyspeptic	Having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper.
elegant	(of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple. She was elegant* to her fingertips.*
epigrammatic	Terse and witty and like a maxim. An epigrammatic* style.*
fashionable	Of a place frequented by fashionable people. A fashionable* cafe.*
fashionably dressed	Being or in accordance with current social fashions.
fiery	Characterized by intense emotion. A fiery* imaginative Aries.*
frosty	(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces. A cold and frosty* morning.*
grumpy	Annoyed and irritable. His performance as the grumpy* gateman.*
hot-tempered	Quickly aroused to anger.
huffy	Roused to anger- Mark Twain. The old ladies made a huffy* pretence of being uninterested.*
ill-humoured	Brusque and surly and forbidding.
ill-natured	Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
ill-tempered	Annoyed and irritable.
impatient	(usually followed by `to’) full of eagerness. Impatient of criticism.
incisive	(of an action) quick and direct. The most incisive* move of a tight match.*
irascible	Characterized by anger. An irascible* and difficult man.*
irritable	Capable of responding to stimuli. The seeds have been reputed to help conditions such as irritable* bladder.*
jaunty	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. Walked with a jaunty* step.*
laconic	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. The laconic* reply yes.*
lively	(of a place or atmosphere) full of activity and excitement. Lively and attractive parents.
liverish	Resembling liver in colour. A liverish* red.*
memorable	Worth remembering. He recalled memorable* moments in his life.*
merry	(of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and enjoyment. He wished me a merry* Christmas.*
modish	Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable. It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish* jargon.*
natty	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. A palmtop computer with many natty* features.*
neat	Showing care in execution. The neat* exactness of the surgeon s knife.*
nipping	Pleasantly cold and invigorating. A nipping* wind.*
nippy	A sharp biting taste. Nippy Red Leicester.
peevish	Having or showing an irritable disposition. A thin peevish* voice.*
peppery	Having a flavour or scent like that of pepper. Retired generals are expected to be peppery.
pithy	Concise and full of meaning. Welcomed her pithy* comments.*
prickly	(of a person) ready to take offence. Masses of prickly* brambles.*
quick-tempered	Quickly aroused to anger.
raffish	Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness- Crary Moore. A cocktail party given by some raffish* bachelors.*
rakish	Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness- Crary Moore. He had a rakish* debonair look.*
rattling	Very good of its kind (used for emphasis. Had a rattling* conversation about politics.*
sharp	Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone or tones. F sharp.
short	Of a vowel categorized as short with regard to quality and length e g in standard British English the vowel in good is short as distinct from the long vowel u in food. He wrote a short* book.*
short and sweet	Having little length or lacking in length.
short-tempered	Quickly aroused to anger.
smart	Improperly forward or bold. Hi tech smart* weapons.*
snappish	Irritable and curt. She was often snappish* with the children.*
snarling	Expressing or showing anger or hostility; bad-tempered. The snarling* villain.*
spanking	Fine and impressive. We had a spanking* time.*
spiffy	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. A spiffy* new outfit.*
splenetic	Bad-tempered; spiteful. A splenetic* rant.*
spruce	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
stylish	Neat, confident, and skilful. A stylish* cocktail bar.*
succinct	Briefly giving the gist of something. Succinct comparisons.
terse	Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. A terse* statement.*
testy	Easily irritated or annoyed. His testy* disapproving father.*
tetchy	Easily irritated or annoyed. She had always been tetchy* and impatient with him.*
touchy	Quick to take offense. She s a little touchy* about her age.*
trim	Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder. A body kept trim* by exercise.*
volatile	Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures. Volatile stocks.
waspish	Very irritable. He had a waspish* tongue.*
well dressed	Wise or advantageous and hence advisable.
well turned out	In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.
whipping	Smart and fashionable. Some sharp and whipping* lines.*
witty	Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. A witty* remark.*
zippy	Quick and energetic. A wine with a zippy* zingy almost citrusy tang.*