snappish

snap·pish

adjective \ˈsna-pish\

Definition of SNAPPISH

1

a : given to curt irritable speech

b : arising from annoyance or irascibility <a snappish remark>

2

: inclined to bite <a snappish dog>

— snap·pish·ly adverb

— snap·pish·ness noun

Examples of SNAPPISH

1. The shoppers were snappish and rude.
2. <I always start feeling snappish whenever I get really hungry.>

First Known Use of SNAPPISH

1542

Related to SNAPPISH

Synonyms

choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, irritable, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish

Related Words

bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly; argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy; hot-blooded, passionate

Near Antonyms

affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable; agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed; forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding