snappy.
Rapid and without delay.
Meaning & usage
Rapid and without delay.
a snappy response
Make it snappy!
Irritable.
You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?
Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
Chilly, brisk, sharp.
snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder
Tending to snap or bite.
a snappy dog
Clever, catchy.
a snappy motto
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English snappy From snap + -y.
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