Meaning

adjective apt to speak irritably

adjective smart and fashionable

adjective pleasantly cold and invigorating

originEtymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English snappy From snap + -y.

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