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  • 101ugliness — Synonyms and related words: bearishness, bitchiness, cacophony, cantankerousness, churlishness, coarseness, crabbedness, cracked voice, crankiness, crossness, crustiness, cussedness, disagreeability, disagreeableness, discord, displeasingness,… …

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  • 102asperity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. harshness, severity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Acrimony] Syn. bitterness, sharpness, ill temper; see roughness 2 , rudeness . 2. [Hardship] Syn. rigor, severity, difficulty; see difficulty 1 , 2 , rigor …

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  • 103irascibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Tendency to become angry Nouns 1. irascibility, temper; crossness; petulance, irritability, pugnacity, contentiousness, excitability; bad, hot, fiery, or quick temper, hot blood; ill humor, surliness,… …

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  • 104temper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temperament, nature, disposition; mood, humor, tone; tantrum, passion, rage; mettle, quality; calmness, composure, equanimity. See irascibility, feeling, intrinsic. v. t. moderate, soften; harden,… …

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  • 105for\ one's\ sake — adv. phr. informal Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. For heaven s sake, where did you come from? For Pete s sake, look who s here! Well, for pity s sake, I wish you d told me sooner. Oh, for gosh… …

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  • 106peevishness — pɪːvɪʃnɪs n. state of having a bad temper, irritability; crossness, angriness …

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  • 107cross — noun 1》 a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×). 2》 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.     ↘(the Cross) the cross on which Christ was crucified. 3》 a thing that …

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  • 108ill-temper — n. Moroseness, sullenness, sulkiness, crabbedness, crossness, perverseness, bad temper. See ill nature …

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  • 109sourness — n. 1. Acidity, tartness, sharpness. 2. Acrimony, asperity, moroseness, harshness, crabbedness, churlishness, peevishness, discontent, crossness …

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  • 110ugliness — n. 1. Want of beauty, homeliness, uncomeliness, plainness, unsightliness, deformity. 2. Turpitude, depravity, loathsomeness, wickedness, enormity. 3. Ill nature, crossness, ill temper, viciousness, bad temper, spitefulness …

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