(1) She'd been rude and snappish , but Seth had a couple of times glimpsed a softer side, he'd thought.

(2) I was snappish and rude to either of my parents if they spoke to me and I dragged my feet, glaring down at the linoleum floor beneath my scorched sneakers, which had somehow managed to be salvaged.

(3) The excess energy from quitting smoking has apparently slipped away and I'm in that dangerous stage in the battle where I'm crabby and snappish .

(4) I'd noticed that in a few short hours that his curt and snappish side was back.

(5) U2018Shorten my name,u2019 I clarified in a curt, snappish tone.

(6) U2018Not that it's any of your business,u2019 I began snappishly , u2018but she wants me to baby-sit for her on Sunday.u2019

(7) I think the little man drinking tea in China heard you,u2019 Nicole said snappishly .

(8) U2018I think that would be obvious, Nathan,u2019 I said snappishly .

(9) I said, snappishly , pushing my glasses higher on my face, u2018Did you hear me?u2019

(10) U2018Of course I know who he is,u2019 I responded snappishly also.

(11) Irascibility was the wrong word, reallyu2026 I meant snappishness , irritability - irascibility implies a higher degree of temper, I think.

(12) I exploded at Anthony, who was all smiles after knowing it was not he who was the root of all my snappishness .