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111disagreeable — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having an unpleasant disposition] Syn. difficult, grouchy, obnoxious, offensive; see irritable , rude 2 . 2. [Irritating; said of things and conditions ] Syn. bothersome, unpleasant, upsetting, distasteful; see… …
112fractious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Irritable] Syn. peevish, perverse, touchy, cross; see irritable . 2. [Hard to manage] Syn. unruly, refractory, troublesome; see contrary 4 , rebellious 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [FRAK shus]… …
113irascible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, cranky, irritable; see angry , irritable . See Synonym Study at irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [i RAS uh bul] quick tempered or easily angered. Mike was irascible; we walked on… …
114snappish — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cross, angry, touchy; see irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. irritable, cross, short tempered, touchy, testy, crabby, grouchy, quick tempered, waspish, peevish, *short fused, edgy. ANT.: easygoing, good… …
115splenetic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, cross, fretful; see irritable . See Synonym Study at irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. irritable, grouchy, bad tempered, nasty, waspish, petulant, crabby, grumpy, peevish, sour. ANT.: good humored,… …
116Discourtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discourtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discourtesy discourtesy Sgm: N 1 ill breeding ill breeding Sgm: N 1 ill manners ill manners bad manners ungainly manners Sgm: N 1 insuavity insuavity Sgm: N 1 uncourteousness …
117Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …
118peeve — (v.) 1908, back formation from PEEVISH (Cf. peevish). As a noun, attested by 1911. Related: Peeved; peeves …
119irascible — irascible, choleric, splenetic, testy, touchy, cranky, cross mean easily angered or enraged. Irascible implies the possession of a fiery or inflammable temper or a tendency to flare up at the slightest provocation {the irascible but kindhearted… …
120bicker — bick•er [[t]ˈbɪk ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to engage in peevish argument; wrangle 2) to run or flow rapidly: a bickering stream[/ex] 3) to flicker; glitter 4) a peevish quarrel • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME, of uncert. orig. bick′er•er, n …
