snappishly

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adverb

In a snappish manner.

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Meanings

adverbsnappishly (comparative more snappishly, superlative most snappishly)

comparative more snappishly · superlative most snappishly

  1. In a snappish manner.

    Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was.

    1950, C. S. Lewis, chapter 4, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Collins, published 1998

Origin

From snappish + -ly.

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APA

snappishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snappishly

MLA

“snappishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snappishly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snappishly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snappishly.

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