Dead
Dead adjective - Of, relating to, or suggestive of death.
Usage example: fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news
Nearby Word: deadly
Snappy
Snappy adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Usage example: much snappy repartee at the party celebrating the new art gallery's opening
Both words in one sentence
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New 52 Supergirl was very irritable and snappy due to months of being manipulated, abused and betrayed in addition to be an orphan of a dead world.
Source: Hair-Trigger Temper -
Overly Long Gag: Often the plot stops dead to allow for various characters to have a back-and-forth argument, seemly just made up of snappy lines the writers came up with.
Source: Film / Night at the Museum
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