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snappishly

adv

Etymology

From snappish + -ly.

  1. derived from *snep-✻
  2. derived from *snappōną✻ — “to snap; snatch; chatter”
  3. derived from *snappōn✻
  4. borrowed from snappen — “to bite; seize”
  5. borrowed from snappen — “to bite; seize”
  6. suffixed as snappish — “snap + ish”
  7. suffixed as snappishly — “snappish + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a snappish manner.

    • Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was.

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