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US
/ˈsnæpi/
]
[ UK /snˈæpi/ ]
[ UK /snˈæpi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
pleasantly cold and invigorating
a nipping wind
crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
snappy weather
a nippy fall day -
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
a jaunty red hat
a dapper young man -
quick and energetic
a merry chase
a spanking breeze
a lively gait
traveling at a rattling rate
a brisk walk in the park
a snappy pace -
smart and fashionable
some sharp and whipping lines
snappy conversation -
apt to speak irritably
a snappish tone of voice
How To Use snappy In A Sentence
- As they are picked off one by one, the pace remains snappy and the viewing experience is over before you know it. The Sun
- Fans will revel in the snappy one-liners, the latex effects, the swearing and what sci-figeeks everywhere will be calling 'intertextuality'. Times, Sunday Times
- This talented five-piece pours a sweet and sultry mix of original torch melodies with a twist of crisp and snappy swing sounds.
- With 320 students in snappy blue and white uniforms playing shiny trumpets, trombones and tubas as they march in briskly changing formations, the band's numbers are full of razzmatazz.
- But do people go to a Step Up film for ingenious plot twists and snappy dialogue? The Sun
- snappy weather
- Ignoring her acid tone, he mumbled, ‘You're very snappy this afternoon.’
- He has in his grasp the ability to reduce anyone to tears, through a snappy headline or lurid story.
- That day, however, he didn't counter with some snappy nickname of his own.
- Choose asparagus spears that feel firm and snappy. Times, Sunday Times