Snappy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpi

Full definition of snappy

Adjective

1. (informal) Rapid and without delay.
   a snappy response
   Make it snappy!
   (=hurry up)
2. (informal) Irritable.
   You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?
3. (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
   Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.
4. Chilly, brisk, sharp.
   snappy weather;   snappy pace;   snappy rejoinder
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 8, The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:....

Synonyms

• (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick
• (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

Derived terms

• make it snappy