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Severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

Disposed to complaining, especially in a petulant or whining manner

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice

Hostile or antagonistic in nature

Full of anger or spite

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

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Adjective

Severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners

pass-remarkable

full of reproof

severely critical

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

over-particular

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

easily disgusted

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“You ought not feel that censorious actions in the Indian subcontinent are unregarded.”

Adjective

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

dishonouring^UK

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

scandalmongering

misrepresentative

full of contempt

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

high and mighty

on your high horse

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Adjective

Disposed to complaining, especially in a petulant or whining manner

ill-humoured^UK

huffy irascible

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

having got out of bed the wrong side

confrontational

hot under the collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

uncommunicative

perversely irritable

having short fuse

hot under collar

got up on wrong side of bed

bundle of nerves

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

set in one's ways

spoiling for a fight

in high dudgeon

have a bone to pick

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

looking for trouble

blue in the face

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

unaccommodating

with a long face

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

easily frightened

easily agitated

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

passive-aggressive

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Adjective

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice

schoolmistressy

holier-than-thou

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

self-disciplined

of the old school

self-abnegating

goody-two-shoes

self-restrained

self-sacrificing

politically correct

goody two-shoes

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Adjective

Hostile or antagonistic in nature

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

dead set against

confrontational

ill-disposed to

antipathetic to

antagonistic to

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

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Adjective

Full of anger or spite

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

evil-intentioned

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

uncommunicative

confrontational

with a long face

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

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Adjective

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

overly solicitous

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