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snippily

/ˈsnɪpəli/

snippily adverb: in a snippy manner.

Adverb

snippily (comparative more snippily, superlative most snippily)

  1. In a snippy manner.
    • In spring training of 1934, Bill Terry, the manager of the New York Giants, was asked about the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. “Are they still in the league?” Terry asked snippily.2007 September 18, Murray Chass, “To Potential Victors, Here Come the Spoilers”, in New York Times

Forms of snippily

comparativemore snippily
superlativemost snippily

Origin of snippily

From snippy + -ly.

Words that rhyme with snippily

Questions about snippily

What does snippily mean?
Snippily means in a snippy manner.
What part of speech is snippily?
Snippily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce snippily?
Snippily is pronounced /ˈsnɪpəli/.

Words near snippily in the dictionary

  1. snippetted
  2. snippetting
  3. snippety
  4. snippier
  5. snippiest
  6. snippily
  7. snippiness
  8. snipping
  9. snippings
  10. snippish
  11. snippity

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