snippier; snippiest
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
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Television reviewer Gary Deeb has been described as arrogant, snippy, opinionated, demanding and a host of other adjectives, some printable.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The banter among the Thunderbolts is droll without ever trying too hard, and snippy without ever putting the team’s unity in doubt.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
Things are, per forma, cool and snippy at the start, until Claire suggests a road trip and a tentative robot romance blossoms.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Julia Michaels and Maren Morris are feeling snippy.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The banter among the Thunderbolts is droll without ever trying too hard, and snippy without ever putting the team’s unity in doubt.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
Things are, per forma, cool and snippy at the start, until Claire suggests a road trip and a tentative robot romance blossoms.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Julia Michaels and Maren Morris are feeling snippy.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snippy
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“Snippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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