Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snappishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snap-pish-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a snappish manner.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English snappish Middle English -ly English -ly English snappishly From snappish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more snappishly (comparative) most snappishly (superlative)

Questions

What does snappishly mean?: In a snappish manner.
Where does snappishly come from?: Etymology tree English snappish Middle English -ly English -ly English snappishly From snappish + -ly.

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