snippy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Fragmentary; snipped.
2. Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
3. Stingy.

Concepten

fragmentarisch

humeurig

opvliegend

prikkelbaar

driftig

heetgebakerd

Synoniemen

awkward

bilious

covetous

curmudgeonly

fault-finding

insolent

lubberly

parsimonious

scrappy

sharp

short

snappish

supercilious

tactless

iracund

Philistine

Vertalingen

سليط اللسان

iracund

aufbrausend

cholerisch

hitzköpfig

σκαιός

κοντός

βραχώς

colérique

irascible

irascibile

collerico

iracondo

nevrastenico

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Saterfries: snippig

Verwant aan Nederlands: snippig

Verwant aan Duits: schnippisch

In summary

From snip + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian snippig, snippich (“short, brief, blunt”), Dutch snippig (“snippy, shrill”), German Low German snippig (“snippy, snappy”), German schnippisch (“snippy, snappy”).