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Synonyms for snappish
Synonyms
- choleric,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- crotchety,
- fiery,
- grouchy,
- grumpy,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- peevish,
- perverse,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- quick-tempered,
- raspy,
- ratty,
- short-tempered,
- snappy,
- snarky,
- snippety,
- snippy,
- stuffy,
- testy,
- waspish
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The first known use of snappish was in 1542
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