snappy
/'snæpi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Quick and energetic: Describes something that is fast and full of energy.
- Smart and fashionable: Describes someone or something that is stylish, neat, and up-to-date in appearance.
- Irritable or sharp in manner: Describes a tone of voice or manner that is short-tempered or curt.
- Pleasantly cold and invigorating: Describes weather that is cold in a refreshing and brisk way.
Usage Examples
- Quick and energetic:
- She walked at a snappy pace.
- The band played a snappy tune.
- Smart and fashionable:
- He looked very snappy in his new suit.
- She wore a snappy red hat.
- Irritable or sharp:
- The manager gave a snappy reply to the question.
- I was tired and my tone became snappy.
- Pleasantly cold:
- It was a snappy autumn morning.
Advanced Usage
- "Make it snappy!": An informal command meaning "Do it quickly!" or "Hurry up!"
- We're late, so finish your work and make it snappy!
Variants and Related Words
- Snappily (adverb): In a quick, energetic, or stylish manner.
- He dressed snappily for the party.
- Snappish (adjective): Inclined to speak irritably or curtly. (Note: This is a closely related word but has a stronger connotation of irritability.)
- He was tired and snappish with his colleagues.
Synonyms
- Brisk: Quick and active.
- Jaunty: Having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner, often reflected in style.
- Crisp: (For weather) pleasantly cold and dry; (for manner) briskly decisive.
- Tart: Sharp or cutting in tone.
Related Phrases
- Snappy comeback: A quick, witty, and often sharp reply.
- She always has a snappy comeback ready.
Idioms
- Look/Be snappy: To look stylish and fashionable.
- You're looking very snappy today!
- Keep it snappy: To keep something brief and quick.
- The meeting will be short, so let's keep it snappy.
Adjective
- quick and energetic
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
- crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
- a nipping wind
- a nippy fall day
- snappy weather
- smart and fashionable
- snappy conversation
- some sharp and whipping lines
- apt to speak irritably
- a snappish tone of voice