snippy

snippy
snippily, adv.snippiness, snippetiness, n.
/snip"ee/, adj., snippier, snippiest.
1. sharp or curt, esp. in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
2. scrappy or fragmentary.
Also, snippety /snip"i tee/.
[1720-30; SNIP + -Y1]

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