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Stylish — brusque
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snappy
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a snappy slogan (= one that is short and effective ) ▪ They’ve come up with a good, snappy slogan for the product. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN dresser ▪ Alec Llewellyn nodded seriously at me as he walked off ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Snappy (previously known as Zippy ) is a fast data compression and decompression library written in C++ by Google based on ideas from LZ77 and open-sourced in 2011. It does not aim for maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"quick, energetic," 1825, from snap (v.) + -y (2). Meaning "clever, smart" is from 1871; that of "neat and stylishly elegant" is from 1881. Related: Snappily ; snappiness . Command make it snappy attested from 1910.
Usage examples of snappy.
It would give off snappy, sputtery little gold sparks, little crackly sounds .
Louis Club, the terms of which McGraw has refused to ratify, the result being that the snappy little Baltimorean will in all probability not be seen on the ball field in a League uniform.
She settled on a snappy black silk dress and a loose black double-breasted leather jacket Heaven took a seat at the back of the family-member side so she could get a better look at the barbeque side.
Diesel motors and noninflammable gas, private cabins and a promenade deck, the Munchen had a billiard room, a dance orchestra, a floor show with some very snappy lady numbers, and a swimming pool.
Sikhs killing Hindus, Hindus killing Muslims, Druses killing Maronites, Jews killing Arabs, Arabs killing Christians and for a delicious variation Christians killing each other seasoned to taste and served piping hot by the snappy dresser on the evening news but, frozen fishcakes?
I saw the Prestcold mouth open for another piece of snappy repartee, and forstalled him by rapidly re-starting the cross-examination.
The tendency of the best writers of the present day is towards short, snappy, pithy sentences which rivet the attention of the reader.
I draw myself up and give him a 86 Robert Asprin snappy salute, which he returns without evenlookin' up.
Such advertising as benefits me most is done for me by the snappiest copywriters in the business.
The interconcert com-link that provides you with data-feed on the degassing operation —plus jokes, snappy comments, and complaints from all and sundry—is set to activate once we've all slotted in.
He related how he had worked up the lake, point by point, from Beaverton to Asquith, and lightened his narrative with snappy accounts of the different boatmen he had run across and of the different predicaments into which he had fallen.
You can get a pair of snappy casual shoes for 25 cents in many bowling alleys by walking out with them on your feet.
Piezki was a lawyer in the same firm as Brookings, a little younger, and not quite the snappy dresser that the dapper A.
At about 4:45, Garraty had suppera tube of processed tuna fish, a few Snappy Crackers with cheese spread, and a lot of water.
At about 4:45, Garraty had supper-a tube of processed tuna fish, a few Snappy Crackers with cheese spread, and a lot of water.