snippier; snippiest
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Examples of snippy in a Sentence
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get snippy with you.
snippy remarks about the quality of the food at the church picnic
Recent Examples on the Web
He was being snippy with other dogs and facing a medical issue so mysterious that every test had been run and a doggy MRI ordered.
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Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
Saban turned and mentioned Bama Central reporter Austin Hannon by name and walked back a snippy response from Saturday’s postgame news conference.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
For once, Miranda really sticks up for herself where Che is concerned, saying she’s been nothing but supportive after Che gets snippy with her.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 July 2023
Poll watchers in a few key states unleashed a wave of affidavits that testified to the suspicious creasing (or creaselessness) of ballots, to the odd positioning of random boxes, to the snippy behavior of fellow volunteers who were anxious about the virus and vigilant about pandemic precautions.
—Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
And when critics started pushing back, Hogan got snippy.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
June is short and snippy with Janine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2021
Frank said in a snippy voice.
—Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Wow, very snippy there.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
Saban turned and mentioned Bama Central reporter Austin Hannon by name and walked back a snippy response from Saturday’s postgame news conference.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
For once, Miranda really sticks up for herself where Che is concerned, saying she’s been nothing but supportive after Che gets snippy with her.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 July 2023
Poll watchers in a few key states unleashed a wave of affidavits that testified to the suspicious creasing (or creaselessness) of ballots, to the odd positioning of random boxes, to the snippy behavior of fellow volunteers who were anxious about the virus and vigilant about pandemic precautions.
—Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
And when critics started pushing back, Hogan got snippy.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
June is short and snippy with Janine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2021
Frank said in a snippy voice.
—Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Wow, very snippy there.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
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“Snippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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