snittier
Acting more petulant
Snittier is the comparative form of snitty, meaning more irritable, snippy, or peevish.
Someone acting snittier than usual is being testier or more easily annoyed: She got snittier as the meeting dragged on.
The word carries a slight dismissiveness, suggesting the bad mood is petty rather than justified.
Showing open contempt
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
supercilious · condescending · patronizing · sarcastic · sardonic · disdainful · haughty · scoffing
Short-tempered, easily provoked
- snippyCurtly impatient in manner
- snappyQuick and clever
- peevishHabitually fretful
- tetchyEasily provoked to irritation
irascible · fractious · cranky · grouchy · cross · touchy · short-tempered · impatient
Lacking breadth of thought
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- mean-spiritedUnkind in a petty way
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
catty · backbiting · gossipy · quibbling · trivial · niggling · resentful · begrudging
scornful
Showing open contempt
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
dismissive · supercilious · condescending · patronizing · sarcastic · sardonic · disdainful · haughty · scoffing · imperious
testy
Short-tempered, easily provoked
tetchy · irascible · fractious · cranky · grouchy · cross · touchy · short-tempered · impatient · edgy
small-minded
Lacking breadth of thought
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- mean-spiritedUnkind in a petty way
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
vindictive · catty · backbiting · gossipy · quibbling · trivial · niggling · resentful · begrudging · carping