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English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
snippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)
- fragmentary; snipped.
- irritable; impatient; short-tempered.
- stingy.
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