snappish

Example Sentences

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Sometimes he was snappish, and sometimes just whiny, but always bristling.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

That means that when characters are being snappish, they lack the charm that should keep us rooting for them.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022

Lulu has been traumatized by her experiences on the front lines and is skittish and snappish.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Mr. Pryce pours himself into every cranny of his character’s contradictions: sometimes snappish, sometimes pathetic, always transparent.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

I must have been snappish from the night.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck