cranky (s)
fractious (s)
irritable (s)
nettlesome (s)
peevish (s)
peckish (s)
pettish (s)
petulant (s)
scratchy (s)
testy (s)
tetchy (s)
techy (s)

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type s
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def easily irritated or annoyed
examples an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Outgoing links
Similar to ill-natured
Derivationally related form tetchy → tetchiness
Derivationally related form testy → testiness
Derivationally related form petulant → petulance
Derivationally related form pettish → pettishness
Derivationally related form peevish → peevishness
Derivationally related form irritable → irritability
Derivationally related form irritable → irritability
Derivationally related form fractious → fractiousness
Derivationally related form cranky → crank
Derivationally related form cranky → crankiness
Incoming links
Similar to ill-natured
Derived from adjective irritably → irritable
Derived from adjective pettishly → pettish
Derived from adjective petulantly → petulant
Derived from adjective irritably → irritable
Derived from adjective testily → testy
Derived from adjective fractiously → fractious
Derived from adjective peevishly → peevish
Derived from adjective tetchily → tetchy
Derivationally related form crankiness → cranky
Derivationally related form pettishness → pettish
Derivationally related form irritability → irritable
Derivationally related form fractiousness → fractious
Derivationally related form petulance → petulant
Derivationally related form peevishness → peevish
Derivationally related form irritability → irritable
Derivationally related form tetchiness → tetchy
Derivationally related form testiness → testy
Derivationally related form crank → cranky

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