snappy
1. apt to speak irritably (Freq. 1)
- a snappish tone of voice
• Syn:
snappish
• Similar to:
ill-natured
• Derivationally related forms:
snappishness (for: snappish)
2. smart and fashionable
- snappy conversation
- some sharp and whipping lines
• Syn:
whipping
• Similar to:
spirited
3. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
• Syn:
dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish,
rakish, spiffy, spruce
• Similar to:
fashionable, stylish
• Derivationally related forms:
spruceness (for: spruce), rakishness (for: rakish), nattiness (for: natty), jauntiness (for: jaunty), dapperness (for: dapper)
4. pleasantly cold and invigorating
- crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
- a nipping wind
- a nippy fall day
- snappy weather
• Syn:
crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy
• Similar to:
cold
• Derivationally related forms:
snap, nip (for: nippy), frost (for: frosty), frostiness (for: frosty)
5. 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
• Syn:
alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling,
spanking, zippy
• Similar to:
energetic
• Derivationally related forms:
zip (for: zippy), liveliness (for: lively), briskness (for: brisk)
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