snappier; snappiest
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a car with a snappy engine
The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin made his feature directorial debut with this, and his fingerprints are all over it, particularly his signature snappy dialogue.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Each has enough high-performance DNA coursing through its veins to offer nearly as much thrill as their traditionally more popular bigger siblings, weighs around 3,500 lbs, features a snappy dual-clutch gearbox and, oddly, all have the same peak torque figure.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
As stars visibly braced themselves for their moment under her spotlight, Glaser’s 10-minute opening monologue was full of snappy, self-aware jokes that gently skewered every part of Hollywood, from its celebrities and movies to its media companies and obsession with staying young.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp groups may feel less snappy in the Trobriand Islands.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Each has enough high-performance DNA coursing through its veins to offer nearly as much thrill as their traditionally more popular bigger siblings, weighs around 3,500 lbs, features a snappy dual-clutch gearbox and, oddly, all have the same peak torque figure.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
As stars visibly braced themselves for their moment under her spotlight, Glaser’s 10-minute opening monologue was full of snappy, self-aware jokes that gently skewered every part of Hollywood, from its celebrities and movies to its media companies and obsession with staying young.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp groups may feel less snappy in the Trobriand Islands.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Snappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snappy. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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