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  • 101whine — whiner, n. whiningly, adv. /hwuyn, wuyn/, v., whined, whining, n. v.i. 1. to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger. 2. to snivel or complain… …

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  • 102splenetic — adjective /spləˈnɛtɪk/ a) bad tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry A sect, whose chief devotion lies / In odd perverse antipathies; / ... / More peevish, cross, and splenetick, / Than dog distract, or monkey sick. b) relating… …

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  • 103Pet Peeve — Ein Pet Peeve vieler Frauen ist die Gewohnheit ihres Partners, nach dem Pinkeln den Toilettensitz nicht wieder herunterzuklappen. Unter einem Pet Peeve (engl. [ pɛt piːv]; deutsch etwa: „Lieblings Ärgernis“) versteht man im populären… …

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  • 104Snorre Valen — 2010 Snorre Serigstad Valen (* 16. September 1984 in Oslo) ist ein norwegischer Politiker und Musiker aus Trondheim. Inhaltsverzeichnis …

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  • 105caingy — I Cleveland Dialect List peevish, ill conditioned, snappish: as caingy and cankery as an ill clep d cur II North Country (Newcastle) Words peevish, ill tempered, whining …

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  • 106cantankerous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cross, ill natured. See irascibility. Ant., pleasant, good natured. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, quarrelsome, grouchy; see critical 2 , irritable , mean 3 , obstinate . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 107cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rood, crucifix; crosspiece, cross mark, X, ex; gibbet; bur den, trial, trouble, adversity, affliction; hybrid, mixture, crossbreed; half caste, half breed; (cap.) Christianity, the Church, Gospel. v.… …

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  • 108grumpy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. surly, glum. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sullen, grouchy, cantankerous; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. grouchy, surly, crabby, bearish, cross, cranky, peevish,… …

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  • 109waspish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. snappish, petulant, irascible; slender waisted. See irascibility, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bad tempered, snappish, crabby*; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bad… …

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  • 110crabby — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, querulous, grumpy; see complaining , irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. *bitchy, surly, irritable, *cranky, snappish, cross, petulant, grouchy, testy, moody, *touchy, ANT.: sweet, pleasant, good… …

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