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Contrary or counter; opposing.
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- Contrary or counter; opposing.
- Involving reciprocal actions, etc.
- Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting:
Irritable; touchy; peevish
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- Irritable; touchy; peevish
- Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish:
Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:
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- Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:
- Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
- Having or showing a tendency to fret; irritable and discontented; peevish
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Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
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- Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
- Having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable
- Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger.
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.
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- Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.
- Difficult to handle:
- Note: Cantankerous is generally used to describe an unpleasant elderly person in a slightly pejorative manner. However, the term can be used to people in general, livestock, and machinery as well.
Going counter; contrary; opposed
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- Going counter; contrary; opposed
- Involving reciprocal actions, etc.
- Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting:
Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.
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- Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.
- Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.
- Hard to get along with; quarrelsome
Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
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- Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
- Having or showing a tendency to fret; irritable and discontented; peevish
- Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
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- In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
- Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
Grouchy; peevish; bad-tempered
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- Grouchy; peevish; bad-tempered
- Surly and peevish; cranky.
Having or showing a bad temper; quarrelsome; sullen; irritable
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- Having or showing a bad temper; quarrelsome; sullen; irritable
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
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- Characterized by or resulting from anger.
- Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
- Showing or resulting from a quick temper or a fit of anger
Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.
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- Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.
- (Physiol.) Able to respond to a stimulus
- Easily irritated or annoyed.
Very dangerous, troublesome, grievous, etc.
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- Very dangerous, troublesome, grievous, etc.
- Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle:
- Mean; malicious; ill-humored
Contrary; fractious.
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- Contrary; fractious.
- Showing ill humor or impatience, as a glance or remark
- Hard to please; irritable; fretful; cross
Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
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- Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
- Contemptuous in speech or behavior.
- Impatient or irritable, esp. over petty things; peevish
Given to complaining; peevish.
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- Given to complaining; peevish.
- Full of complaint; peevish
- Inclined to find fault; complaining
Irritable and curt:
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- Irritable and curt:
- Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
- Cross or irritable, uncivil; sharp-tongued
(Informal) Brisk, vigorous, or lively
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- (Informal) Brisk, vigorous, or lively
- (Informal) Irritable.
- Snappish; cross
Bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil
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- Bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil
- Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous:
- Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
Irritable; touchy; peevish
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- Irritable; touchy; peevish
- Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish:
Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
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- Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
- Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
- (Informal) Ill-tempered; cross
Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite:
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- Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite:
- Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.
- Having a slender waist, like a wasp
Expressing spite or malice:
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- Expressing spite or malice:
- (Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
- Ignoble; base:
Marked by extreme contrasts and incongruities of color, design, or style
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- Marked by extreme contrasts and incongruities of color, design, or style
- Very odd in manner, appearance, etc.; grotesque
- Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.
(Rare) Highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate
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- (Rare) Highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate
- Eager to learn more:
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:
Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
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- Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
- Not exactly circular in shape or motion
- Not having the same center, as two circles one inside the other
Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
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- Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
- (Geol.) Designating a boulder or rock formation transported some distance from its original source, as by a glacier
- Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
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- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.
- Not usual or ordinary; singular; peculiar; strange
Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
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- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Very odd, strange, or peculiar; fantastic; bizarre
Particular; unique; special
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- Particular; unique; special
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- Out of the ordinary; queer; odd; strange
(Archaic) Cleverly made or done.
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- (Archaic) Cleverly made or done.
- (Archaic) Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:
- Singular; unusual; curious
Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
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- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange
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(Archaic) Existing apart from others; separate; individual
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- (Archaic) Existing apart from others; separate; individual
- Strange or unusual:
- Peculiar; strange; odd
Not previously known; unfamiliar:
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- Not previously known; unfamiliar:
- Quite unusual or uncommon; extraordinary
- Queer; peculiar; odd
Contrary to, or at variance with, nature; abnormal; strange
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- Contrary to, or at variance with, nature; abnormal; strange
- Characterized by a lack of the emotions, attitudes, or behavior regarded as natural, normal, or right
- Not in accordance with what usually occurs in nature:
Of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
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- Of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
- Strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre
- Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
- (Surfing) Resembling a kook in behavior
- (Describing a person) crazy or insane
- Characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy.
Impulsively whimsical; eccentric:
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- Impulsively whimsical; eccentric:
- (Slang) Peculiar; irrational
Presenting danger or difficulty.
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- Presenting danger or difficulty.
- Bad, poor, etc.
- Odd; strange; queer
Of or like rum
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- Of or like rum
- Odd, strange, or dangerous; rum.
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