Snappish (Adjective)
Meaning
Apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She answered the phone with a snappish tone, clearly annoyed at being disturbed.
- His snappish response to the question caught the interviewer off guard.
- After a long day, she was feeling snappish and short-tempered with her family.
- The teacher's snappish comments made the student feel belittled and defensive.
- The customer service representative's snappish demeanor made it clear that she didn't want to help.