snappishness

snap·pish

 (snăp′ĭsh)

adj.

1. Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.

2. Irritable and curt: a snappish tone of voice; a snappish debating partner.

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snap′pish·ly adv.

snap′pish·ness n.

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snappishness

(ˈsnæpɪʃnɪs)

n

the quality of being sharp or irritable

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snappishness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" pettishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition querulousness - the quality of being given to complaining

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Translations

snappishness

[ˈsnæpɪʃnɪs] N [of person] → irritabilidad f; [of reply] → brusquedad f, sequedad f

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snappishness

n (lit, fig) → Bissigkeit f

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