bristly (s)
prickly (s)
splenetic (s)
waspish (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def very irritable
examples bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
witty and waspish about his colleagues
Outgoing links
Similar to ill-natured
Derivationally related form splenetic → spleen
Incoming links
Similar to ill-natured
Derivationally related form spleen → splenetic

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