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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

any of the family of winged insects characterized by small smooth bodies with narrow waists, biting mouthparts, and stings;

e.g. I was stung by a wasp while I was running outside today.

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Similar Words

Choleric

Crabby

Cranky

Cross

Crotchety

Fiery

Grouchy

Grumpy

Irascible

Irritable

Peevish

Perverse

Petulant

Prickly

Quick-tempered

Raspy

Ratty

Short-tempered

Snappish

Snappy

Snarky

Snippety

Snippy

Stuffy

Testy

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Opposite Words

Affable

Agreeable

Amiable

Carefree

Companionable

Cordial

Easygoing

Extroverted

Friendly

Good-natured

Good-tempered

Gregarious

Happy-go-lucky

Long-suffering

Obliging

Outgoing

Patient

Relaxed

Sociable

Stoic

Sweet

Tolerant

Uncomplaining

Understanding

Well-disposed

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Related Words

Argumentative

Bearish

Bellicose

Belligerent

Bilious

Cantankerous

Combative

Contentious

Cross-grained

Disagreeable

Disputatious

Fractious

Fretful

Hot-blooded

Huffy

Ill-humored

Ill-natured

Ill-tempered

Off-color

Ornery

Passionate

Pouty

Pugnacious

Quarrelsome

Querulous

Sensitive

Short

Sulky

Sullen

Surly

Tetchy

Thin-skinned

Touchy

Truculent

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