— snippily , adv. — snippiness, snippetiness , n.
/snip"ee/ , adj., snippier, snippiest .
1. sharp or curt, esp. in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
2. scrappy or fragmentary.
Also, snippety /snip"i tee/ .
[ 1720-30; SNIP + -Y 1 ]
— snippily , adv. — snippiness, snippetiness , n.
/snip"ee/ , adj., snippier, snippiest .
1. sharp or curt, esp. in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
2. scrappy or fragmentary.
Also, snippety /snip"i tee/ .
[ 1720-30; SNIP + -Y 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012