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• testy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irritable, irascible, petulant, cross; ornery (inf.), tetchy (dial.). See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grouchy, touchy, peevish; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …   English dictionary for students

• cranky fractious irritable peevish peckish pettish petulant testy tetchy techy — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• irascible — 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… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• short-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑quick tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured …   Useful english dictionary

• Irascibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irascibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility irascibleness temper Sgm: N 1 crossness crossness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 susceptibility susceptibility procacity petulance irritability …   English dictionary for students

• irascibility — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• cranky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irritable (see irascibility). Ant., amiable, good natured. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cross, testy, crotchety, fretful; see irritable . See Synonym Study at irritable . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• grouchy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, cross, sharp, sulky, testy, grumpy, gruff, sullen, ill tempered, sour, out of sorts. See irascibility, discontent.Ant., good humored. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. surly, ill tempered,… …   English dictionary for students

• irritable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fretful, petulant, peevish, touchy, sensitive. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sensitive, irascible, touchy, testy, ill tempered, huffy, peevish, petulant, fractious, tense, high… …   English dictionary for students

• irascible — 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… …   English dictionary for students

• cantankerous — 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… …   English dictionary for students