In a snappy manner.

The state or quality of being snappy.

Alternative form of snapping turtle

(idiomatic, often imperative) To do something quickly; to be quick about something.

(informal) Rapid and without delay. / (informal) Irritable. / (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp. / Chilly, brisk, sharp. / Tending to snap or bite / Clever, catchy.

Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae; they have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

simple past tense and past participle of snap

Likely to snap or bite. / Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.

To stumble, to trip. / (figuratively) To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.

A stumble, a trip. / An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.