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Etymology

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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).

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Adjective

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snippy (comparative snippier, superlative snippiest)

  1. fragmentary; snipped.
  2. irritable; impatient; short-tempered.
  3. stingy.

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