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snappishly

snappishly adverb: in a snappish manner.

Adverb

snappishly (comparative more snappishly, superlative most snappishly)

  1. In a snappish manner.
    • Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was.1950, C. S. Lewis, chapter 4, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Collins, published 1998

Forms of snappishly

comparativemore snappishly
superlativemost snappishly

Origin of snappishly

From snappish + -ly.

Questions about snappishly

What does snappishly mean?
Snappishly means in a snappish manner.
What part of speech is snappishly?
Snappishly is an adverb.

Words near snappishly in the dictionary

  1. snapping-turtle
  2. snapping-turtles
  3. snappingly
  4. snappings
  5. snappish
  6. snappishly
  7. snappishness
  8. snappishnesses
  9. snappling
  10. snapps
  11. snappy

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