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snappishly

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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.
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Adv.1.snappishly - in an ill-natured and snappish manner; "`Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly"


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Long or short,' said the matron, snappishly, 'she won't find me here when she does wake; take care, both of you, how you worry me again for nothing.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
I know of an instance where a shopkeeper tossed a coin back to an American lady with the remark, snappishly uttered,
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Joe, who always took explanations upon herself, said, snappishly, "Escaped.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
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