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Snappy vs Snippety - What's the difference?

snappy | snippety |

As adjectives the difference between snappy and snippety

is that snappy is (label) rapid and without delay while snippety is made up of short snippets.

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

    snippety

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made up of short snippets
  • irritable, snappy