'Snappishness' definitions:

Definition of 'snappishness'

From: WordNet
noun
A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]

Definition of 'Snappishness'

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]