snappy

Other forms of snappy

comparative or superlative

snappier

comparative or superlative

snappiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about snappy

What does snappy mean?

snappy means "apt to speak irritably". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in snappy?

snappy has 2 syllables: snap-py. The stress falls on "snap". In IPA it is /ˈsnæpi/.

What is another word for snappy?

Close synonyms include snappish, whipping, crisp, frosty, nipping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is snappy a common word?

snappy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.