If someone is ~, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner.
‘That is beautiful, Tony,’ Momma said, no longer sounding at all ~.
= snappy
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
~ly
She said ~ly. ‘I’m not pregnant, Brian.’
ADV: ADV with v
If someone is ~, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner.
‘That is beautiful, Tony,’ Momma said, no longer sounding at all ~.
= snappy
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
~ly
She said ~ly. ‘I’m not pregnant, Brian.’
ADV: ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012