English

Adjective

snappy ‎(comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)

1. (informal) Rapid and without delay.

   a snappy response‎

   Make it snappy!‎ (=hurry up)

2. (informal) Irritable.

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

3. (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.

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

4. Chilly, brisk, sharp.

   snappy weather;   snappy pace;   snappy rejoinder‎

   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:

     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: […] .

Synonyms

• (rapid and without delay): fast, immediate, quick
• (irritable): irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

Translations

Derived terms

• make it snappy