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Speedy vs Snappy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between speedy and snappy

is that speedy is rapid; swift while snappy is rapid and without delay.

speedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • rapid; swift

    • Synonyms

    * fast, swift, quick, rapid * See also

    Derived terms

    * speedily * speediness * speedy delete * speedy deletion

    snappy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (label) Rapid and without delay.
    • (=hurry up)
  • (label) Irritable.
  • (label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
  • Chilly, brisk, sharp.
  • *
    • , 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