snappy

snappy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. brisk, cold; informal, smart, quick, crisp. See fashion.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. with style, in good style, chic, having that certain something*; see active 2 , fashionable .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. lively vigorous, quick, swift, instant, brisk.
2. stylish fashionable, chic, smart, dapper, sharp, natty.
ANT.: 1. slow, lifeless. 2. unfashionable, frumpy, dowdy
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Informal. Full of or characterized by a lively, emphatic, eager quality: fiery, high-spirited, mettlesome, peppery, spirited, vibrant. See ACTION, FEELINGS. 2. Informal. Disposed to action: active, brisk, driving, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, enterprising, lively, sprightly, spry, vigorous, zippy. Informal: peppy. See ACTION. 3. Informal. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal: classy, in, sharp, swish, tony, trendy. Slang: with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See STYLE, USUAL. 4. Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal: crabby, mean2. Idiom: out of sorts. See ATTITUDE.

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