Crossword-Solution: SNAPPISH
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Snappish | a. | Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. |
| Snappish | a. | Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. |
We have 11 clues for the answer “SNAPPISH”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Inclined to bite | 1 answer |
| Of a person irritable and curt | 1 answer |
| Talking irritably | 1 answer |
| intolerant | 51 answers |
| GROUCHY | 69 answers |
| cynical | 78 answers |
| Irritable | 82 answers |
| disrespectful | 84 answers |
| Bitter | 84 answers |
| Peevish. | 88 answers |
| Annoyed | 90 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EEATR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with SNAPPISH (5)
The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Wot ye what? E'en now I had no thought of coming hitherward; but I was sitting amongst the trees pondering many things, when I began to drowse, and drowsing I heard the thornbushes speaking to me like men, and they bade me take my boat and go up the water to help a man who was in need; and that is how I came hither; benedicite." So he spake; but the Knight of the Sun did but put in a word here and there, and that most often a sour and snappish word.
And I suppose I must have a hobby; I shall probably collect Raeburns.” Lulu’s relative, who lived at the Court of Monaco, got quite a snappish answer when she wrote recommending some further invention in the realm of marine research.
Guard, my carpet- bag!’ Bidding the other passengers good-night, in a rather snappish manner, the stranger alighted.
The herdsman told Hallgerda of the slaying; she was snappish at it, and said much ill would come of it, if she might have her way.
Quotes with SNAPPISH (2)
Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage." It makes me feel as if something had hit me," Sara had told Ermengarde once in confidence. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep…
In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1987–2007).