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as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
snippy remarks about the quality of the food at the church picnic
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
feeling snippy after a long day of work
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as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
I get tired of his snippy insistence that emulating the rich and famous is the only way to appear successful
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Recent Examples of snippy
Poll watchers in a few key states unleashed a wave of affidavits that testified to the suspicious creasing (or creaselessness) of ballots, to the odd positioning of random boxes, to the snippy behavior of fellow volunteers who were anxious about the virus and vigilant about pandemic precautions.
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Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
And when critics started pushing back, Hogan got snippy.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
June is short and snippy with Janine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2021
Frank said in a snippy voice.
—Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
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Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
And when critics started pushing back, Hogan got snippy.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
June is short and snippy with Janine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2021
Frank said in a snippy voice.
—Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
See all Example Sentences for snippy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippy
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The revelation, along with a blunt critique of then-President Donald Trump, quickly attracted media attention for its unfiltered nature.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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But despite the blunt warning about One Tree Hill, Lenz didn’t want to give up her pursuit of the show.Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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My 21-year-old grandson is a dramatic and arrogant know-it-all.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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The day before Election Day, however, the Washoe County elections office showed no sign of its challenges, which include a complete staff turnover since 2020, and more recently, the abrupt departure of the interim registrar who said she was forced out by county officials in September.Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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News of Yellowstone's abrupt conclusion broke in May 2023, after weeks of reports of creative differences between Costner and Sheridan.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet Connell of all people, whose pretentious classmates use novels to seem superior, should know that the love of literature is hardly disinterested.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Once the very idea of holding a wine tasting at one’s home was considered a pretentious way of ruining a convivial party.John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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The tasteful memorial features a short labyrinth walkway that ends at the sculpture of a miner holding a pick-axe and a harp, one of Ireland’s national symbols.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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His short fiction has appeared in a variety of national literary magazines and anthologies.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Bonneville, as the ineffectually pompous Mr. Brown, always gives the impression of having a whale of a time.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Film festivals can often be pompous affairs, full of endless gatekeeping, infinite gradations of status, and extremely specific dress codes.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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The dynamic between Callum and tracker Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), meanwhile, is your classic buddy-cop back-and-forth, with the gruff Callum slowly warming to the disreputable criminal he’s forced to partner up with when Santa gets kidnapped two days before Christmas.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Keaton dove into the part, adjusting his posture and affecting a gruff voice with a hint of New York–ese.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Snippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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