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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippy
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He had been clubbed in the head and the face with a blunt object.Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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With slight moderations—longer, blunt bangs and full updo—hairstylist Naphia White used a similar technique.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Even if a more irritable side of her personality has emerged, there’s no excuse for cruelty.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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In worst-case scenarios, pain can cause a dog to be more irritable and aggressive, like if a human had a severe headache and couldn't tolerate social interaction, Enomoto said.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Some media outlets are surrendering to Trump already This absurd boasting — arrogant without portfolio — is just what Trump is looking for in the VOA job.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The single-camera series follows the arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary), who, after an unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world.Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has helped lead to its abrupt decline in influence in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and now the Middle East.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In a startlingly modern conception, the negative space of Claudel’s abrupt amputation exposes — and italicizes — the human body’s dense, inescapable physicality.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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At first, the girls are only in danger of being forced to listen to one man’s extremely pretentious opinions about religion, philosophy, culture, and yes, pop music, which is terrifying in itself.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Co-founder and master distiller Andy Wahl grew up in wine country, in California’s Sonoma County, and felt that the fine wines harvested in the region were pretentious and inaccessible.John Kell, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Commercially available drones also typically have a short battery life and often can only last 10 minutes to about one hour in the air.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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While three days might not be enough to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, even a short retreat can offer a profound reconnection with nature and oneself.Julia Eskins, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The disapproval is exemplified by a pompous New Yorker interviewed on the street by young fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 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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After a long bout of gruff banter, Frank gets personal, invoking his dead son, Joseph.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The actress uncovers enough credibility in the character to withstand the syrupy sports drama’s conventions, offsetting the gruff Eastwoodisms on which the film is built. 19.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Snippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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