adj
Meaning 1
Rapid and without delay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- a snappy response
- Make it snappy!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fast, immediate, quick
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Rapid and without delay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: fast, immediate, quick
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Irritable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: peevish, testy, tetchy
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Chilly, brisk, sharp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: nippy, parky
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Tending to snap or bite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Clever, catchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
quick and energetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, spanking, zippy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, spruce
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
apt to speak irritably
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: snappish
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
pleasantly cold and invigorating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
smart and fashionable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: whipping
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English snappy From snap + -y.
Across languages
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.