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Synonyms for snappiness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : snap-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnæp i

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Définition of snappiness

Origin :
  • "quick, energetic," 1825, from snap (v.) + -y (2). Meaning "clever, smart" is from 1871; that of "neat and stylishly elegant" is from 1881. Related: Snappily; snappiness. Command make it snappy attested from 1910.
  • As in impatience : noun inability, unwillingness to wait
Example sentences :
  • She was smiling an amused smile at the snappiness of Patricia Scott.
  • Extract from : « The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas » by Janet Aldridge
  • So that his snappiness was, would you say, his way of expressing his feelings?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • March was in a deceptive, springlike mood, smiling and sunny by day, with the merest touch of snappiness by night.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean » by Pauline Lester
  • The divisions responded to the notes of the bugle with a snappiness that delighted the officers on the bridge.
  • Extract from : « Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns » by Halsey Davidson

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