snippy

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/ˈsnɪpi/

adjective

Fragmentary; snipped.

“Near-synonym: choppy”

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Meanings

adjectivesnippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)

comparative snippier · superlative snippiest

  1. Fragmentary; snipped.

    Near-synonym: choppy

    Synonyms: snippety, choppy

  2. Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.

    Synonyms: snippety, snitty

  3. Stingy.

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

    Synonyms: as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFragmentary; snipped.

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snippetychoppy

adjectiveIrritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.

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snippetysnitty

adjectiveStingy.

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Also see
irritablequicksnippetysnitty

Origin

From snip + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian snippig, snippich (“short, brief, blunt”), Dutch snippig (“snippy, shrill”), German Low German snippig (“snippy, snappy”), German schnippisch (“snippy, snappy”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with snippy

MississippihippyskippyzippytrippysippyslippychippyyippienippydippydrippyflippylippyrippypippywhippyshippyclippiestrippyZippie
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Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“snippy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snippy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snippy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snippy.

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