Maureen Dowd

I feel like I owe it to the readers to try to pull back the veil and give them the honest version of what's going on. But it's not more fun. If Obama, as he does sometimes already, gets a little snippy with me about something I've written, you're thinking, 'Oh God, the president of the United States is already annoyed with me.

American Journalist

Anne-Marie Duff

That's the thing - you do a job like 'Shameless,' and suddenly that's why you can get a job like 'The Virgin Queen', not because of all the classical theatre you've done. But we can be very snippy about television. It's absolutely the most potent and powerful form of storytelling we have.

English Actress

Eliza Coupe

I do have a nickname with my family; I'm called Snappy, because I do get to be a bit snippy at times. They call me Snappy Bear. That's from New Hampshire. My dad's called Crazy, my mother's Happy - it's a whole thing.

American Actress

Lisa Jewell

My marriage is far from perfect. We're not hand-holdy and soft. We are snippy and bickery. We sleep in separate beds because we have no tolerance of each other's night-time idiosyncrasies.

British Author

Jenny Ryan

I love having a costume for The Vixen as getting into the look allows me to be a bit more snarky and snippy.

English Celebrity

Use 'snippy' to describe brief, impolite responses usually due to irritation or impatience.

Context Matters

'Snippy' implies a sharp tone of voice, often seen as disrespectful or brash.

Tone of Voice

Being 'snippy' is usually inappropriate in formal situations and can hurt social relationships.

Social Situations

When 'snippy' refers to details, it suggests excessive concern over trivial matters.

Attention to Detail

Being described as 'snippy' about details can imply a negative judgment of one's character.

Negative Perception

Use 'snippy' to suggest someone's overly critical behavior borders on obsession.