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Adjective
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(typically of children) Irritable and quarrelsome
cross
grouchy
irritable
peevish
testy
grumpy
tetchy
touchy
crabby
crotchety
pettish
bad-tempered
cantankerous
ill-humoredUS
ill-humouredUK
ill-natured
ill-tempered
chippy
crabbed
curmudgeonly
disagreeable
irascible
ratty
waspish
awkward
crusty
hot-tempered
in a mood
peppery
prickly
quick-tempered
scratchy
short-tempered
shrewish
snappish
splenetic
bilious
choleric
cross-grained
dyspeptic
liverish
ornery
petulant
recalcitrant
short-fused
snappy
unruly
cranky
eggy
fretful
in a bad mood
narky
peckish
querulous
refractory
shirty
soreheaded
stroppy
as cross as two sticks
captious
froward
miffy
snaky
waxy
complaining
huffy
indocile
indomitable
mean
perverse
restive
restless
scrappy
thin-skinned
uncompliant
wild
on a short fuse
having got out of bed the wrong side
like a bear with a sore head
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“Two horses were approaching from the high, barren hills; the man in front was having difficulty controlling his fractious horse with one hand.”
Adjective
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Given to troublemaking
unruly
wayward
difficult
disobedient
headstrong
intractable
obstreperous
recalcitrant
refractory
uncontrollable
unmanageable
anarchic
defiant
disorderly
disruptive
insubordinate
mutinous
rebellious
stubborn
troublemaking
undisciplined
contrary
contumacious
obstinate
wilful
willful
out of hand
ungovernable
froward
untoward
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“After going backwards at the election and losing ground in opinion polls since, Opposition MPs are cranky, fractious and looking for answers.”
Adjective
▲
Defiantly aggressive, hostile or antagonistic
truculent
aggressive
combative
belligerent
bellicose
pugnacious
argumentative
quarrelsome
confrontational
contentious
antagonistic
militant
hostile
warlike
scrappy
disputatious
feisty
agonistic
gladiatorial
discordant
chippy
assaultive
defiant
brawly
fierce
violent
bolshie
aggers
arsey
ferocious
intimidating
itching
browbeating
bullying
terrorisingUK
terrorizingUS
spoiling for a fight
ready for a fight
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Adjective
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(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards
demanding
perfectionist
trying
uncompromising
clamorous
critical
dictatorial
disapproving
fussy
importunate
intractable
judgemental
judgmental
obstinate
rigorous
strict
tiresome
tough
cavillingUK
difficult
exigent
hard
harsh
imperious
inflexible
insistent
nagging
overbearing
overexacting
querulous
stringent
troublesome
unaccommodating
unamenable
unbending
unmanageable
cavilingUS
cavillous
censuring
disparaging
faultfinding
firm
hairsplitting
hardheaded
hypercritical
needy
obdurate
overscrupulous
possessive
quibbling
sticklerish
stiff
stubborn
unflinching
unreasonable
unsparing
carping
censorious
cynical
demeaning
serious
tyrannical
high-maintenance
fault-finding
hard to please
hard to satisfy
over-exacting
hard-line
over-censorious
over-particular
over-rigorous
over-strict
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Adjective
▲
Not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own
intolerant
insular
narrow
provincial
sectarian
blinkered
parochial
inflexible
dogmatic
partisan
rigid
uncharitable
disdainful
contemptuous
unsympathetic
fanatical
obdurate
partial
uncompromising
antipathetic
averse
individualistic
jaundiced
waspish
narrow-minded
small-minded
one-sided
prejudiced
illiberal
bigoted
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Adjective
▲
Much debated, discussed or disputed
vexed
disputed
unresolved
undetermined
unsettled
moot
controversial
contentious
debatable
questionable
undecided
ongoing
contested
debated
unconcluded
sticky
open to debate
hot-button
open to question
at issue
open to doubt
up in the air
in dispute
in contention
much debated
yet to be decided
uncertain
doubtful
disputable
open
controvertible
unsure
arguable
problematic
dubious
in doubt
equivocal
polemical
contended
pending
contestable
borderline
polemic
ambivalent
unanswered
doubtable
suspect
indefinite
dubitable
iffy
confused
open to discussion
waffling
to be decided
negotiable
problematical
issuable
unlikely
ignored
neglected
unquestioned
unnoticed
unrefuted
unchallenged
disputatious
eristical
eristic
delicate
sensitive
difficult
divisive
emotive
provocative
tendentious
debateable
awkward
inconclusive
unsolved
unconfirmed
notorious
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