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
Her tone is snappish and funny by accident — which is to say, true.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 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
