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Snappish

adjective/snˈæpɪʃ/
Definition
apt to speak irritably
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/snˈæpɪʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/snˈapɪʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/snˈapɪʃ/
2 syllables Say it as /snˈæpɪʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveapt to speak irritably
“a snappish tone of voice”
Word Forms
snappishnessnouna disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
bissig
neigt dazu, gereizt zu sprechen
🇫🇷French
hargneux
capable de parler avec irritation
🇪🇸Spanish
brusco
propenso a hablar con irritación
🇮🇹Italian
scattante
incline a parlare in modo irritato
🇳🇱Dutch
snauw
geneigd om geïrriteerd te praten
🇵🇹Portuguese
mal-humorado
apto a falar irritado
🇷🇺Russian
сварливый
склонен говорить раздраженно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झगड़ालू
चिड़चिड़ेपन से बोलने में सक्षम
🇧🇩Bengali
চটচটে
বিরক্তভাবে কথা বলতে উপযুক্ত
🇮🇳Tamil
நொறுங்கிய
எரிச்சலுடன் பேசுவதற்கு ஏற்றது
🇮🇳Telugu
చురుకైన
చిరాకుగా మాట్లాడటం సముచితం
🇮🇳Marathi
चपळ
चिडून बोलण्यास योग्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્નેપિશ
ચિડાઈને બોલવા માટે યોગ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಪಿಶ್
ಸಿಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്നാപ്പിഷ്
ദേഷ്യത്തോടെ സംസാരിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਨੈਪਿਸ਼
ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਬੋਲਣ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
تیز
چڑچڑاپن سے بات کرنے کے قابل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暴躁的
说话容易烦躁
🇯🇵Japanese
きびきびとした
イライラして話しがち
🇰🇷Korean
꽉 무는
짜증나게 말하기 쉽다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hay gây
có khả năng nói chuyện cáu kỉnh
🇹🇭Thai
รวดเร็ว
มีแนวโน้มที่จะพูดอย่างฉุนเฉียว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kasar
cenderung berbicara dengan kesal
🇵🇭Filipino
makulit
apt magsalita nang iritado
🇲🇾Malay
sentap
pandai bercakap dengan marah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لاذع
عرضة للتحدث بشكل عصبي
🇮🇷Persian
شکستن
مستعد صحبت کردن با عصبانیت
🇹🇷Turkish
çabuk
sinirli bir şekilde konuşmaya yatkın
🇮🇱Hebrew
קְצַר רוּחַ
נוטה לדבר בעצבנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'snappish'?
The primary meaning of 'snappish' is 'apt to speak irritably'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'snappish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'snappish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'snappish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'snappish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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