01 a. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
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Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
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2.
Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.“The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope.” — Jeffrey.