snappish
31snap|pish — «SNAP ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to snap: »a snappish dog. 2. quick and sharp in speech or manner; impatient: »a snappish person. SYNONYM(S): testy, crabbed, cross, irascible, petulant. 3. characteristic of a snappish person: »a snappish reply …
32waspish — 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… …
33yap´per — yap «yap», noun, verb, yapped, yap|ping. –n. 1. a snappish bark; yelp. 2. Slang, Figurative. snappish, noisy, or foolish talk. 3. Slang, Figurative. a peevish or noisy person. 4 …
34Fractious — Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn: Snappish;… …
35Fractiously — Fractious Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn:… …
36Fractiousness — Fractious Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn:… …
37Waspish — Wasp ish, a. 1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp. [1913 Webster] 2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. [1913 Webster] He was naturally a… …
38Waspishly — Waspish Wasp ish, a. 1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp. [1913 Webster] 2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. [1913 Webster] He was naturally …
39Waspishness — Waspish Wasp ish, a. 1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp. [1913 Webster] 2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. [1913 Webster] He was naturally …
40cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …
