snippy
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abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, unceremonious
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There is no need to be snippy to your baby’s close relatives. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: Our new neighbors sent an email warning about their party," 5 Aug. 2019 There is no need to be snippy to your baby’s close relatives. — Judith Martin, Washington Post, "Miss Manners: Pregnancy questions get worse than ‘How are you?’," 5 Aug. 2019 Cate Blanchett is appealingly brisk and no-nonsense as Mrs. Zimmerman, and her bantering, snippy, utterly platonic relationship with Jonathan Barnavelt is a rare thing in cinema, in kids’ films and adult movies alike. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "Films like The House With a Clock In Its Walls are poisonous to kids’ cinema," 23 Sep. 2018 Bryan Banville in particular seems to be everywhere in roles from snippy narrator to extra-sensitive prince to taunting French knight. — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Spamalot' induces more than canned laughter in Cygnet revival," 2 July 2018 Why wasn’t that snippy Mi Kyong being asked to stay after all her goof-ups? — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Most Best Happy Korean Bright Star" by Michelle Massie," 2 June 2018 Yes, there are moments that offend, but Batt finds a precise balance between being snappy without becoming snippy. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "Bryan Batt's divine performance key to comedy of 'Act of God' at Le Petit," 14 May 2018 Gonzalez, 18, set off somewhat of a cold war between U.S. Soccer Federation, already snippy after missing out on the World Cup, and the Mexican federation. — John Henry, star-telegram, "Nearly 80,000 watch Croatia edge Mexico in World Cup tuneup at AT&T Stadium | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 27 Mar. 2018 The pygmy marmosets are deeply adorable, and the snippy gharials would make excellent Muppets. — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, "How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snippy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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