snippety

English

Alternative forms

• snippity

Etymology

From snippet +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪpɪti/

Adjective

snippety (comparative more snippety, superlative most snippety)

1. Made up of short snippets.
2. Irritable (particularly in a condescending way), snippy.
   • 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 24, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‎, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 164:

     “He tole that little snippity nurse of his’n to give me ten dollars and make me sign a ‘paid in full’ receipt […] ”

Derived terms

• snippetiness