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Snappy vs Grump - What's the difference?

snappy | grump |

As an adjective snappy

is (label) rapid and without delay.

As a noun grump is

a habitually grumpy or complaining person.

As a verb grump is

to complain.

snappy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (label) Rapid and without delay.
  • (=hurry up)
  • (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:

    Synonyms

    * (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick * (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

    Derived terms

    * make it snappy

    grump

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a habitually grumpy or complaining person
  • First used in print by Daniel Defoe in 1727.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to complain
  • to be grumpy