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Meaning of knappish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Peevish; snappish.

obsolete

Examples

“[H]e reiected the Dukes requeſt with many ſpitefull and knappiſhe wordes, which ſo wounded the Dukes hart with hatred and miſtruſt, that he could neuer after endure to looke right on king Richard, but euer feared hys owne lyfe, […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

knappy knapsacked knarred knarry knaveproof knavish