snappy
/ˈsnæpi/
snappy adjective: rapid and without delay.
Adjective
snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)
- Rapid and without delay.
- a snappy response
- Make it snappy!
- 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.1913, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger
- Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
- Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
- The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 56
- 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:[…].1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
- Tending to snap or bite.
- a snappy dog
- These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.2023 April 19, Pip Dunn, “Jack of all trades... and master of most”, in RAIL, number 981, page 56
- Clever, catchy.
- a snappy motto
- I should warn the busy reader, however, that the after-dinner mint of Felix Finch is merely the aperitif of my own peripatetic tribulations. The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish, if you will. Now that is a snappy title.2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, pages 146-147
snappy meaning in Bengali and Malayalam
snappy in Bengali
- চটপটে, দ্রুত, খিটখিটে
snappy in Malayalam
- irascible, irritable, short-tempered
- മുൻശുണ്ഠിയുള്ള, ശുണ്ഠിയെടുക്കുന്ന, പെട്ടെന്നു ശുണ്ഠിവരുന്ന, പെട്ടെന്നു കോപിക്കുന്ന, പെട്ടെന്നു ശുണ്ഠിപിടിക്കുന്ന, കോപശീലനായ
- succinct, concise, memorable
- സംക്ഷിപ്തമായ, അവിസ്തര, ചുരുങ്ങിയ, സംഗൃഹീതമായ, സ്പഷ്ടവും സംക്ഷിപ്തവുമായ, ചുരുക്കിപ്പറയുന്ന
- fashionable, smart, stylish
- ചുണയുള്ള, ചൊടിയുള്ള, ചുറുചുറുക്കുള്ള, ചൊറുചൊറുക്കുള്ള, പരിഷ്കാരമുള്ള, പരിഷ്കൃതവേഷമായ
Examples of snappy in a sentence
- Bring me a coffee, and make it snappy!
- Once the pasta is firmly al dente (toothsome but not snappy), add it into the pan, with a bunch of cheese, and cook til it all becomes glossy.
- She was plain Carrie, the librarian, wishing she could say something snappy and clever.
Synonyms of snappy
Forms of snappy
| comparative | snappier |
|---|---|
| superlative | snappiest |
Origin of snappy
From snap + -y.
Words formed from snappy
Phrases with snappy
Words that rhyme with snappy
Questions about snappy
- What does snappy mean?
- Snappy means rapid and without delay.
- What is snappy in Bengali?
- Snappy in Bengali is চটপটে, দ্রুত, খিটখিটে. See Snappy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is snappy?
- Snappy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce snappy?
- Snappy is pronounced /ˈsnæpi/.
Words near snappy in the dictionary
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