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snappish

[snap-ish] / ˈsnæp ɪʃ /




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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2019

Mr. Trump has been snappish with aides most of the week, according to administration officials, miffed in part by so many ceremonial events not related to him.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2018

Pale and shaky, he moved about the laundry working as hard as any of us; but after a while he began to get snappish again, and to sneer at things.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep