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snappish

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snap·pish  (snpsh)
adj.
1. Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
2. Irritable and curt: a snappish tone of voice; a snappish debating partner.
snappish·ly adv.
snappish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.snappish - apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"
snappy
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Translations
snappish [ˈsnæpɪʃ] ADJ (= irritable) [person] → irritable, gruñón; [reply, tone] → brusco, seco; [dog] → con mal genio
snappish
adj (lit, fig) → bissig
snappish [ˈsnæpɪʃ] adj → irritabile, bisbetico/a
snappish [ˈsnæpɪʃ] adj → irritabile, bisbetico/a


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The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Fables by Aesop View in context
She came to us snappish and suspicious, but when she found what sort of place ours was, it all went off by degrees; for three years I have never seen the smallest sign of temper, and if she is well treated there is not a better, more willing animal than she is.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
She wrote at great length the same day; cried profusely over her own epistolary composition; and was remarkably ill-tempered and snappish toward me, when we met in the evening.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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