snappy

adjective

1. 1

   informalRapid and without delay.

   a snappy response

   Make it snappy!

2. 2

   informalIrritable.

   You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?

   She, Ellen, was sorry she had spoken so sharp-like to the girl, but after all it wasn’t wonderful that she had been snappy.

3. 3

   informalTidy; well-dressed; sharp.

   Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit.

   The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!

4. 4

   Chilly, brisk, sharp.

   snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder

   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:[…].

5. 5

   Tending to snap or bite.

   a snappy dog

   These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.

6. 6

   Clever, catchy.

   a snappy motto

   I should warn the busy reader, however, that the after-dinner mint of Felix Finch is merely the aperitif of my own peripatetic tribulations. The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish, if you will. Now that is a snappy title.

Forms

comparative

snappier

superlative

snappiest