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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snippish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
snip-pish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

snippy; irritable; short-tempered.

Etymology

From snip + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more snippish (comparative) most snippish (superlative)

Questions

What does snippish mean?
snippy; irritable; short-tempered.
Where does snippish come from?
From snip + -ish.

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