snippety

adjective

snip·​pety ˈsni-pə-tē 

1

: made up of snippets

2

[probably from snip entry 2 + -ety (as in pernickety)] : snippy

Synonyms

• choleric
• crabby
• cranky
• cross
• crotchety
• fiery
• grouchy
• grumpy
• irascible
• irritable
• peevish
• perverse
• pettish
• petulant
• prickly
• quick-tempered
• raspy
• ratty
• short-tempered
• snappish
• snappy
• snarky
• snippy
• stuffy
• testy
• waspish

Examples of snippety in a Sentence

we complained to the manager about the snippety, uncooperative server

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1