snappish

Example Sentences

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Sometimes he was snappish, and sometimes just whiny, but always bristling.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

Lulu has been traumatized by her experiences on the front lines and is skittish and snappish.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Ramona’s claustrophobic hours in the company of her snappish father as he tries to quit smoking are as intimate and unsettling as a John Cassavetes movie.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2021

Let me cut to the chase: Jackson was her astringent, snappish self.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2019

All week long Gaines had been nervous, almost snappish, but now he was surprisingly relaxed, glad to be insulated from it all as the car spun its way toward the Midland loop.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger