peevish vs snappy

peevish

adj
  • Easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important; irritable, querulous. 

  • Characterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper, bad-tempered, moody, cross. 

  • Constantly complaining, whining; childishly fretful. 

snappy

adj
  • Irritable. 

  • Chilly, brisk, sharp. 

  • Tidy; well-dressed; sharp. 

  • Clever, catchy. 

  • Rapid and without delay. 

  • Tending to snap or bite 

How often have the words peevish and snappy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )