snappishness


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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.
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.snappishness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled angersnappishness - 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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