Word Example from TV Shows :
I grew up with an older brother
and a very CONTENTIOUS twin sister.
The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 2
I grew up with an older brother
and a very CONTENTIOUS twin sister.
The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 2
Croaker :
grindavec
English Meaning :
(Noun : The lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.)
(Noun : The lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.)
Example : Never mind ongoing controversy over croaker use by bay fishermen.
Never mind ongoing controversy over croaker use by bay fishermen.
Fractious :
grindavec
Synonyms :
Grumpy, Wayward, Recalcitrant, Nettlesome
Grumpy, Wayward, Recalcitrant, Nettlesome
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Stubbornly resistant to authority or control)
(Adjective : Stubbornly resistant to authority or control)
Example : And the actors were fractious and the crew was muttering.
And the actors were fractious and the crew was muttering.
Peevish :
grindavec
Synonyms :
Irritable, Fractious, Fretful, Cross, Petulant, Querulous, Pettish, Crabby, Crotchety, Cantankerous, Curmudgeonly, Sullen, Grumpy, Bad-tempered, Short-tempered, Touchy, Testy, Tetchy, Snappish, Irascible, Waspish, Prickly, Crusty, Dyspeptic, Splenetic, Choleric, Cranky, Ornery
Irritable, Fractious, Fretful, Cross, Petulant, Querulous, Pettish, Crabby, Crotchety, Cantankerous, Curmudgeonly, Sullen, Grumpy, Bad-tempered, Short-tempered, Touchy, Testy, Tetchy, Snappish, Irascible, Waspish, Prickly, Crusty, Dyspeptic, Splenetic, Choleric, Cranky, Ornery
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Easily irritated or annoyed)
(Adjective : Easily irritated or annoyed)
Example : Lyra, who is apparently cast as a rebellious, headstrong girl, comes across as peevish and irritating.
Lyra, who is apparently cast as a rebellious, headstrong girl, comes across as peevish and irritating.
Quarrelsome :
grindavec
Synonyms :
Argumentative, Disputatious, Confrontational, Captious, Pugnacious, Combative, Antagonistic, Contentious, Bellicose, Belligerent, Cantankerous, Choleric, Scrappy
Argumentative, Disputatious, Confrontational, Captious, Pugnacious, Combative, Antagonistic, Contentious, Bellicose, Belligerent, Cantankerous, Choleric, Scrappy
English Meaning :
(Adjective : )
Example : His nameless sorrows ensure that he stands aloof, his distance from the other characters endowing him with a wisdom absent in the quarrelsome officers and journalists.
His nameless sorrows ensure that he stands aloof, his distance from the other characters endowing him with a wisdom absent in the quarrelsome officers and journalists.
Wrangler :
grindavec
English Meaning :
(Noun : Someone who argues noisily or angrily)
(Noun : Someone who argues noisily or angrily)
Example : But, in order to register the team I had to pay 70 thousand dollars, without counting the pony wrangler 's salary and all the rest of it.
But, in order to register the team I had to pay 70 thousand dollars, without counting the pony wrangler 's salary and all the rest of it.
