'Snappish' definitions:
Definition of 'snappish'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn: snappish, snappy]
Definition of 'Snappish'
From: GCIDE
- Snappish \Snap"pish\, a.
- 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster]
- The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] -- {Snap"pish*ly}, adv. -- {Snap"pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'snappish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrupt,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- bearish,
- bitchy,
- brusque,
- cankered,
- cantankerous,
- choleric,
- churlish,
- crabbed,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- cross-grained,
- crusty,
- curt,
- cussed,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- excitable,
- feisty,
- fractious,
- fretful,
- grouchy,
- gruff,
- hot-tempered,
- huffish,
- huffy,
- ill-humored,
- ill-tempered,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- mean,
- moody,
- morose,
- ornery,
- peevish,
- perverse,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- querulous,
- quick-tempered,
- sharp,
- short,
- short-tempered,
- snappy,
- spiteful,
- spleeny,
- splenetic,
- surly,
- tart,
- temperamental,
- testy,
- touchy,
- ugly,
- ungracious,
- waspish