sharp+snappish
21irritable — irritableness, n. irritably, adv. /ir i teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger. 2. Physiol., Biol. displaying irritability. 3. Pathol. susceptible to physical irritation. 4. Med. abnormally… …
22quick — I. a. 1. Active, nimble, agile, animated, sprightly, lively, smart, alert, brisk, prompt, ready. 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, fast, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying. 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt. 4. Acute, clever, sharp,… …
23peppery — adj 1. hot, burning, Sl. burny, spicy; racy, nippy, keen, sharp, pungent, highly seasoned, piquant, stimulating. 2.(all of speech) sharp, stinging, sarcastic, biting, incisive, cutting; piercing, acid, astringent, caustic, acrimonious, acerbic;… …
24tart — I adj 1. sharp, sour, acid, acerb, acerbic; acidulous, acescent, acetous, vinegary; acrid, bitter, pungent, harsh, piquant, unripe. 2. caustic, cutting, mordant, biting, acrimonious; trenchant, incisive, piercing, pricking, scathing, burning,… …
25rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …
26snappy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brisk, cold; informal, smart, quick, crisp. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. with style, in good style, chic, having that certain something*; see active 2 , fashionable . III (Roget s 3… …
27snippy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. curt, sharp, insolent; see abrupt 2 , rude 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. curt, sharp, insolent, short, snappish, abrupt, impertinent, smart alecky, brusque. ANT.: polite, courteous III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
28abrupt — adjective 1) an abrupt halt an abrupt change of subject Syn: sudden, unexpected, without warning, unanticipated, unforeseen, precipitate, precipitous, surprising, startling; quick, swift, rapid, hurried, hasty, imme …
29cynical — adj 1. skeptical, doubting, doubtful, suspicious, distrustful, disbelieving, unbelieving; critical, captious, hypercritical, carping, caviling, censorious, faultfinding; sarcastic, sardonic, scornful, mocking, ridiculing, derisive, derisory;… …
30mordant — adj 1. caustic, acrimonious, bitter, acrid, acidulous, acid, mordacious, pungent; trenchant, cutting, incisive, slashing, scathing; keen, pointed, sharp, sharp tongued; penetrating, piercing, stinging, pricking, nipping, biting; astringent,… …
