snippy

• “Quincy, whose shrewd little soul easily divined that this equable warmth of manner, which she dubbed snippy condescension, sprang from affection for Dick and Mrs. Percival and not for herself.”

  Jewel Weed

• “During his term he was often seen on the evening news in snippy exchanges with reporters or lecturing taxpayers to take their tax-hike medicine.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Deval Patrick's Charm Offensive

• “Then I called the snippy female judge "Tomato Face" and left.”

  unclebob Diary Entry

• “The priest and the mother are not impressed, and Walter gets all snippy, which is awesome.”

  Television Without Pity

• “The female dog reportedly had been "snippy" with a Metro officer and been pepper-sprayed.”

  The Washington Post: 'Snippy' German shepherd is sprayed with pepper at Metro

• “The operator was kind of snippy yes, as if she had never done drugs, hated kids and lacked the emotional distance despite her apparent lack of empathy to think on her feet.”

  Set the record straight (revised)

• “The unnecessary use of any of the following words -- 'subliminable,' 'snippy' or 'recount' -- will result in an invitation not to return," she said.”

  Newsweek: Leader Of The Pack

• “This incident has been all over the media, who have variously called Obama "snippy" (FOX) and "testy" (CBS).”

  Mayhill Fowler: Pennsylvania Campaign Journal: Obama Hams It Up, Flirts, And Gets A Bit Cocky

• “I guess I'm just in a "snippy" mood all the way around.”

  Archive 2008-09-01

• “I have met and worked with Pedersen, and he struck me as arrogant, "snippy" and whiny.”

  Sound Politics: The Lesser of 6 Evils: Who should a moderate or conservative vote for in the 43rd Democrat Primary?

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