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SNAPPY
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Irregular inflected forms: snappier , snappiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quick and energetic
Example:
a spanking breeze
Synonyms:
alert; brisk; lively; merry; rattling; snappy; spanking; zippy
Classified under:
Similar:
energetic (possessing or exerting or displaying energy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example:
a jaunty red hat
Synonyms:
dapper; dashing; jaunty; natty; raffish; rakish; snappy; spiffy; spruce
Classified under:
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Apt to speak irritably
Example:
a snappish tone of voice
Synonyms:
snappish; snappy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Pleasantly cold and invigorating
Example:
snappy weather
Synonyms:
crisp; frosty; nipping; nippy; snappy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)
Derivation:
snap (the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)
snap (a spell of cold weather)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Smart and fashionable
Example:
some sharp and whipping lines
Synonyms:
snappy; whipping
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
