snappiness
51piquancy — n 1. spiciness, pungency, poignancy, sharpness; zest, spice, relish, tang, Inf. twang; bite, sting, edge, race, zip, Sl. kick, Sl. punch, Inf. ginger; acidity, keenness, hotness, pepperiness, snappiness; sourness, harshness, roughness,… …
52spice — n 1. seasoning, herb, relish, condiment, flavoring, flavor; salt, pepper, cayenne, chili pepper, horseradish, garlic. See seasoning. 2. piquancy, spiciness, pungency, poignancy, sharpness; zest, relish, tang, Inf. twang; bite, sting, edge, race,… …
53spleen — n 1. petulance, peevishness, pettishness, Rare. petulancy; ill humoredness, ill humor, touchiness, testiness, waspishness, querulousness, carp ingness; irascibleness, irascibility, biliousness, cholericness; ill temperedness, bad temper,… …
54tang — n 1. piquancy, pungency, poignancy, sharpness; zest, zip, race, snappiness, life, Inf. twang, Sl. kick, Sl. punch, Inf. ginger; spice, spiciness, relish, hotness, pepperiness; bite, nip, sting, edge, mordancy, astringency, acerbity, asperity;… …
55snappy — /ˈsnæpi / (say snapee) adjective (snappier, snappiest) 1. snappish, as a dog, a person, the speech, etc. 2. snapping or crackling in sound, as a fire. 3. quick or sudden in action or performance. 4. Colloquial crisp, smart, lively, brisk, etc. 5 …
56impatience — [n] inability, unwillingness to wait agitation, anger, annoyance, ants in pants*, anxiety, avidity, disquietude, eagerness, edginess, excitement, expectancy, fretfulness, haste, hastiness, heat*, impetuosity, intolerance, irritability,… …
57snappy — [snap′ē] adj. snappier, snappiest 1. snappish; cross 2. that snaps; snapping 3. Informal a) brisk, vigorous, or lively [a snappy reply, pace, etc.] b) sharply chilly [snappy weather] …
58snappy — adj. (snappier, snappiest) colloq. 1 brisk, full of zest. 2 neat and elegant (a snappy dresser). 3 snappish. Phrases and idioms: make it snappy be quick about it. Derivatives: snappily adv. snappiness n …
