snuffy

adjective

Definition of snuffynext
as in irritable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffy
  1. irritable
  2. bilious
  3. snappish
  4. fretful
  5. peevish
  6. grumpy
  7. petulant
  8. dyspeptic
Adjective
  • Perelman said people who have weakened immune systems and those with irritable bowel disease may want to talk to their doctors before incorporating the foods into their diet.
    — Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • Sun shrinking and getting hotter; everything bilious, oxygenless, not great for living.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Minaj’s bilious flurry is possibly related to claims that she is owed between $100 to 200 million related to her stake in Tidal, the music streaming service launched and spearheaded by Jay-Z in 2015 and was sold to Jack Dorsey’s company Square for $297 million in 2021.
    — Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of bilious
Adjective
  • But even a young woman struggling with the patriarchal conundrum of cool-girl syndrome (to be independent and accepted) might reveal more of a snappish turn of mind than Grace does.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of snappish
Adjective
  • The fretful electronic score is by Flying Lotus, Elliot Leung and Olivia Xiaolin.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus provides the voice of Miss Maple, renamed Lily and far more fretful and fearful than in the book.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Definition of fretful
Adjective
  • The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
    — Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Judith Lightfoot Clarke and Greg Wood carry themselves with peevish authority as the Butley, oozing entitlement.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of peevish
Adjective
  • With his bushy beard and a grumpy demeanor that belies a tender-hearted soul, Neill was destined to play a role like Hector.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • Could the court compel the moose to become squinty-eyed and grumpy?
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of grumpy
Adjective
  • Not to mention battling nerds, LARPers, and a particularly petulant McPoyle clan at the Renaissance Faire or sportswashing their way back into the good graces of their community by sponsoring a Little League team.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of petulant
Adjective
  • Better is Danny Elfman’s spartan and fraught score, particularly the dyspeptic drums.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But Kael sensed in her less dyspeptic moments that there was something special about Redford.
    — Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of dyspeptic
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“Snuffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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