snappish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
    snappy.
    • a snappish tone of voice

WordNet

Snap"pish adjective
Definitions
  1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
  2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.
    The taunting address of a snappish missanthrope. Jeffrey.
    -- Snap"pish*ly, adv. -- Snap"pish*ness, n.

Webster 1913