A snappish tone of voice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a snappish reply. From Dictionary.com.
"You are positively snappish, Ruth," complained Tom. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
Dick's smile remained unaffected by her snappish tone. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Silent]
"The wind doesn't break sticks," was the snappish reply. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast] Reference
"I'll thank you to let me alone!" was the snappish retort. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats] Reference
Other men start in rather snappish, as if the salesman was. From Wordnik.com. [A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road"] Reference
She became impatient with the baby and snappish with Martha. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
She sounded snappish, and for some reason, that cheered him. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Come Back]
The bat wrinkled up his nose into a most snappish expression. From Wordnik.com. [The Alhambra] Reference
Fled the snappish tone, the dogmatic statements from the throne. From Wordnik.com. [Absolute Friends]
Everyone gets a little snappish when they are sick .. dont they?. From Wordnik.com. [naylamoors Diary Entry] Reference
"Awakened me, eh?" snorted the old gentleman in a snappish tone. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel] Reference
Walter became snappish when I described the sentence as "a mistake.". From Wordnik.com. [American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell] Reference
"You're one of the crew, I suppose, and you needn't be so snappish.". From Wordnik.com. [The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean] Reference
OM - To you who triumph over all that can make you snappish, excited. From Wordnik.com. [An Extensive Six-Session Yoga] Reference
"Ay, have I," says the carlie, curlin 'up his lips gey snappish-like. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
One of the men was snappish, the other good-natured but full of goods. From Wordnik.com. [A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road"] Reference
I had a full day at work Friday and was rather snappish to many folks. From Wordnik.com. [2001-10-21 5:57 p.m.] Reference
She regretted the snappish words the instant they were out of her mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress for a Weekend]
Did you find yourself a bit snappish at your partner or work colleagues. From Wordnik.com. [Post Election: How To Restore Your Personal Operating System] Reference
Let's just say I've been snappish with her on and off since I was seven. From Wordnik.com. [Val Brown: Trickle Down Kindness] Reference
Worried about Dole's snappish streak, his advisers encouraged him to relax. From Wordnik.com. [Kid Gloves] Reference
On some mornings things rolled inside Clara, and made her tense and snappish. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
And no matter what time of day, their exchanges with attorneys can be snappish. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: No End In Sight, And No Gum, At Minn. Senate Tria] Reference
She tended to get snappish when encountering women with fuller bosoms than hers. From Wordnik.com. [Xone of Contention]
And no matter what time of day, their exchanges with attorneys can be snappish. '. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: No End In Sight, And No Gum, At Minn. Senate Tria] Reference
Jackie's tone was snappish and impatient, but Tess was happy just to get a response. From Wordnik.com. [Butchers Hill]
And she was not in the least daunted, only inclined to feel very cross and snappish. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown)] Reference
CHANEY: No, other than him saying that she has had a snappish attitude with him lately. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2007] Reference
"So I am a detective, and I don't want any of your funny work!" was the snappish retort. From Wordnik.com. [Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery] Reference
"It would be simpler to tell me what you have heard," she says in a very snappish accent. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
It is often snappish, petulant, ill-humored, unfair, and sometimes malicious in the extreme. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864] Reference
'When Caesia died,' I butted in, sounding snappish, 'this Phineus fled straight back to Rome. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
Compare this with John McCain's snappish sit - down with Time reporters recently, and with. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Barol: The Most Revealing Video of the DNC] Reference
But at last he grows weary of his excessive work: so he procures a snappish dog, and puts it in. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
Bidding the other passengers good – night, in a rather snappish manner, the stranger alighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club] Reference
One problem I identified: I was snappish and frustrated in the mornings, because I felt so rushed. From Wordnik.com. [Gretchen Rubin: Life Got You Down? Frame Your Problem] Reference
The best description of him may be given in two familiar expressions — he was sharp and snappish. From Wordnik.com. [Eve and David] Reference
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