Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snappy

/ˈsnæpi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: snap-py
IPA: /ˈsnæpi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rapid and without delay.

Informal

adj

Informal

adj

Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.

Informal

adj

Chilly, brisk, sharp.

adj

Tending to snap or bite.

adj

Clever, catchy.

Example Sentences

"a snappy response"
"Make it snappy!"
"You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well?"
"She, Ellen, was sorry she had spoken so sharp-like to the girl, but after all it wasn’t wonderful that she had been snappy."
"Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit."
"The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English snappy From snap + -y.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

snappier (comparative) snappiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

snappily snappiness snazzy

Phrases

look snappy make it snappy snappy gum

Synonyms

fast immediate quick peevish testy tetchy nippy parky

Rhymes With

happy unhappy scrappy chappie cappy nappi slappey rock happy crappy nappy flappy sappy

Questions

How do you pronounce snappy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnæpi/.
What does snappy mean?: Rapid and without delay.
Where does snappy come from?: Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English snappy From snap + -y.

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