snappish
UK/'snæpiʃ/US
GREB2
Definitions
adj.
Inclined to speak irritably or curtly; likely to snap or bite.
厉声说话的；没好气的；爱咬人的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsnappishother
=snappish
Common Collocations
- 1.snappish reply没好气的回答
- 2.snappish tone不耐烦的语气
- 3.[snappish manner]急躁的态度
- 4.grow snappish变得暴躁
Example Sentences
- 1.
He became snappish when asked the same question for the third time.
- 2.
The exhausted nurse grew snappish with patients by the end of her shift.
- 3.
Don't take it personally — she's always snappish before her morning coffee.