- (of a remark, title, etc.) clever or funny and short
- a snappy slogan
- a snappy answer
- [usually before noun] (informal) attractive and fashionable
- a snappy outfit
- She's a snappy dresser.
- (of people or their behaviour) tending to speak to people in an angry, impatient way
- Interruptions make her snappy and nervous.
- lively; quick
- a snappy tune
Idioms
See snappy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarymake it snappy
- (informal) used to tell somebody to do something quickly or to hurry
- Come in, but make it snappy. I’ve got a meeting to go to.
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