1. in a short-tempered, irritable, or sharp manner

Examples

• She answered snappishly when interrupted during her work.
• The tired child responded snappishly to his mother’s questions.
• He spoke snappishly to the waiter about the delayed order.
• The boss replied snappishly to criticism of the new policy.
• After a long day, she snappishly told everyone to leave her alone.
• The customer service representative answered snappishly when asked to repeat the information.