snippety

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

snippet +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɪpɪti/

Adjective

snippety (comparative more snippety, superlative most snippety)

  1. Made up of short snippets.
  2. Irritable (particularly in a condescending way), snippy.
    • 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 24, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‎, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 164:
      “He tole that little snippity nurse of his’n to give me ten dollars and make me sign a ‘paid in full’ receipt […] ”

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