snippy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsnɪpi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
-
Fragmentary; snipped.
Near-synonym: choppy
- Irritable; impatient; short-tempered; often, in a condescending way.
-
Stingy.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snippiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| snippier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Relateds
snipper · snippy snip · snippetiness
Synonyms
scrubby · narrow-fisted · close · penny-wise · thrifty · provident · tight · tightwad · illiberal · parsimonious · economical · husbandly · penurious · miserly · sparing · chintzy · spareful · economic · close as wax · spary · frugal · parsimonious · abstemious · penny-pinching · snitty · peddling · penny-pinching · tight as a tick · prudent · ungiving · tight-fisted · cheap · canny · huswifely · tighter than Dick's hatband · tight · chary · scrooge-like · snippety · cheeseparing · miserable · close with a buck · shabby · close-fisted · snippety · nipcheese · still got one's communion money · stingy · moderate · as tight as Dick's hatband · ungenerous · swear · niggardly · mean · cheap · choppy