Punctual vs Snappy - What's the difference?
punctual | snappy | Related terms |
prompt or on time
# (of an event ) Happening at the appointed time
# (of a person ) Acting at the appointed time
(mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
(linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
(label) Rapid and without delay.
(label) Irritable.
(label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
Chilly, brisk, sharp.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:
Punctual is a related term of snappy.
As adjectives the difference between punctual and snappy
is that punctual is prompt or on time while snappy is (label) rapid and without delay.punctual
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Alternative forms
* punctuall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
External links
* *snappy
English
Adjective
(er)- (=hurry up)