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121cantankerous — 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… …
122crabbed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crabby, ill tempered, irascible, surly, growly, cross, peevish; cramped, illegible, squeezed. See irascibility, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sour tempered] Syn. grouchy, peevish,… …
123cranky — 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… …
124cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rood, crucifix; crosspiece, cross mark, X, ex; gibbet; bur den, trial, trouble, adversity, affliction; hybrid, mixture, crossbreed; half caste, half breed; (cap.) Christianity, the Church, Gospel. v.… …
125dour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sour, sullen; harsh, hard. See severity, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forbidding, gloomy, morose; see grim 1 , sullen . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [DOUR] sullen …
126irritable — 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… …
127nasty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. foul, filthy; distasteful, disgusting, horrid; dirty; nauseating, loathsome; indecent, obscene; ill tempered, disagreeable, dangerous. See uncleanness, impurity, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif.… …
128sour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. acid, tart, bitter; fermented, unpleasant; morose, testy, touchy. See sourness, irascibility, unsavoriness.Ant., sweet, good humored. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sour in taste] Syn. acid, acidulated …
