The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snappishly
Snappish \Snap"pish\, a.
Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
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Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.
The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope.
--Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] -- Snap"pish*ly, adv. -- Snap"pish*ness, n.
Wiktionary
snappishly
adv. In a snappish manner.
WordNet
snappishly
adv. in an ill-natured and snappish manner; "`Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly"
Usage examples of "snappishly".
Alpha bint Hezra-Fong pointed out, somewhat snappishly, when Blaize apologized for the primitive accommodations.