snippy
/ˈsnɪpi/
snippy adjective: fragmentary; snipped.
Adjective
snippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)
- Fragmentary; snipped.
- Near-synonym: choppy
- Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
- Stingy.
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal
- Synonyms:
- as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal, mean, miserable
Synonyms of snippy
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- mean
- miserly
- narrow-fisted
- niggardly
- nipcheese
- parsimonious
- peddling
- penny-wise
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- scrooge-like
- scrubby
- shabby
- still got one's communion money
- stingy
- swear
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tight as a tick
- ungenerous
- ungiving
- abstemious
- canny
- chary
- moderate
- close with a buck
- economic
- economical
- frugal
- provident
Forms of snippy
| comparative | snippier |
|---|---|
| superlative | snippiest |
Origin of snippy
From snip + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian snippig, snippich (“short, brief, blunt”), Dutch snippig (“snippy, shrill”), German Low German snippig (“snippy, snappy”), German schnippisch (“snippy, snappy”).
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Questions about snippy
- What does snippy mean?
- Snippy means fragmentary; snipped.
- What part of speech is snippy?
- Snippy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce snippy?
- Snippy is pronounced /ˈsnɪpi/.
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