snippy

FREQ #36096

a. 暴躁的, 傲慢的

发音

其它 /ˈsnɪpi/

词形变化

snippier 比较级 snippier snippiest snippiest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Fragmentary; snipped.

    Near-synonym: choppy

  2. 2.

    Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.

  3. 3.

    Stingy.

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

相关短语

snippy snip snippy snips

词源

From snip + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian snippig, snippich (“short, brief, blunt”), Dutch snippig (“snippy, shrill”), German Low German snippig (“snippy, snappy”), German schnippisch (“snippy, snappy”).

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