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snappy

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snap·py  (snp)
adj. snap·pi·er, snap·pi·est
1. Informal Lively or energetic; brisk.
2. Informal Smart or chic.
3. Snappish: a snappy retort.

snappi·ly adv.
snappi·ness n.

snappy
Adjective
[-pier, -piest]
1. smart and fashionable: snappy designs
2. Also: (snappish) (of someone's behaviour) irritable, unfriendly, and cross
3. brisk or lively: short snappy movements
4. make it snappy Slang hurry up!
snappiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.snappy - apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.snappy - smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
3.snappy - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
4.snappy - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
5.snappysnappy - quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

snappy
adjective 1. smart, fashionable, stylish, trendy Brit. (informal) chic, dapper, up-to-the-minute, natty (informal) modish, voguish, schmick Austral. (informal)
adjective 2. irritable, cross, bad-tempered, tart, impatient, edgy, touchy, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) testy, waspish, quick-tempered, snappish, like a bear with a sore head (informal) apt to fly off the handle (informal) make it snappy (Slang) hurry (up), be quick, get a move onsn (informal) buck up (informal) make haste, look lively, get your skates on
Translations

snappy [ˈsnæpɪ] adj (col) [answer] → instantáneo; [slogan] → conciso;
make it snappy! (= hurry up) → ¡date prisa!
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ] adjprompt(e); [slogan] → qui a du punch;
make it snappy! (inf) (= hurry up); grouille-toi!, magne-toi!
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ] snap (inf) adj (answer) → kurz und treffend;
(slogan) → zündend;
make it snappy snap → ein bisschen dalli!;
he is a snappy dresser → er zieht sich flott an
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ] adjrapido/a;
make it snappy! (col) (= hurry up); sbrigati!, svelto!

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He was beside himself with astonishment and delight over these companionable advances, and showed his appreciation by his little quick, snappy barks and a lively agitation.
With a snappy "Good-morning, Pitcher," Maxwell dashed at his desk as though he were intending to leap over it, and then plunged into the great heap of letters and telegrams waiting there for him.
The officers were impatient and snappy, their countenances clouded with the tales of misfor- tune.
 
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