snappishly

English

Etymology

snappish +‎ -ly

Adverb

snappishly (comparative more snappishly, superlative most snappishly)

1. In a snappish manner.
   • 1950, C. S. Lewis, chapter 4, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Collins, published 1998:

     Lucy […] was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was.