quippy

Quick with comebacks

Quippy describes speech or writing characterized by quips—clever, often witty remarks delivered quickly.

A quippy comeback is sharp and funny.

Quippy dialogue in a film moves fast with snappy one-liners.

The word can suggest superficiality: His quippy answers dodged the serious questions.

witty

clever

Showing mental quickness

banterPlayful, teasing exchange
reparteeQuick, clever conversation
one-linerBrief standalone joke

zinger · wisecrack · punning · wordplay · snappy · quick-witted · glib · facetious · whimsical · jesting

brief

pithy

Concise and forceful

succinctExpressed with minimal words
conciseBriefly and clearly stated
terseBrief to bluntness

snappy · laconic · punchy · crisp · compact · epigrammatic · aphoristic · thumbnail · capsule · blurb

sharp

biting

Harshly critical or cold

cuttingDividing via sharp edge
sardonicGrimly mocking
sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone

acerbic · caustic · incisive · pointed · barbed · stinging · trenchant · cynical · ironic · scathing

Categories

comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick

Opposites

verbal wit and cleverness

quippydull

Lacking edge or interest

slow-witted · witless · humorless · unfunny · leaden

conversational tone and depth

Weighty and requiring attention

earnest · solemn · grave · ponderous · long-winded

verbal economy and pace

quippylong-winded

Excessively wordy, tediously so

rambling · plodding · labored · ponderous · verbose

Family

quip, quips, quipped, quipster, quipping, quipsters

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G