snuffy

adjective

Definition of snuffynext
as in irritable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffy
  1. irritable
  2. bilious
  3. grumpy
  4. snappish
  5. fretful
  6. peevish
  7. petulant
  8. irascible
Adjective
  • Even if a more irritable side of her personality has emerged, there’s no excuse for cruelty.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In worst-case scenarios, pain can cause a dog to be more irritable and aggressive, like if a human had a severe headache and couldn't tolerate social interaction, Enomoto said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • Not altogether surprising because the proliferation of guns and incendiary political rhetoric over the past few decades — and especially the last few bilious years — made the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., seemingly just a matter of time.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Rampant exposure to this movie on cable suggests that Scorsese’s bilious portrait of Jordan Belfort may soon join GoodFellas as one of the director’s most intensely rewatchable efforts.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of bilious
Adjective
  • The show has a cast of six, only one of whom (Jef Canter as the grumpy co-worker Charlie) has raced the stage of Playhouse on Park before.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His delightful memoir about island living, the joys of collecting, and the relentless passage of time delivers effortless humor and grumpy wisdom.
    The Week US, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of grumpy
Adjective
  • The film’s co-star, Diane Kruger, plays several roles, notably Karsh’s late wife (seen in flashback) and her snappish veterinarian-turned-dog-groomer sister.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • Keynes is a snappish but patient listener.
    Maggie Lange, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
Definition of snappish
Adjective
  • Her father, a renowned music educator as well as a composer and conductor, was a conspicuous voice urging fretful Americans not to dismiss the music but to listen to what the songs had to say.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
  • There’s naïve Jill (Nicola Turner and then, in adulthood, Helena Wilson), excitable Ruby (Sophia Ally and Ophelia Lovibond), and fretful Gloria (Nancy Allsop and Leanne Best); and then—played by Lara McDonnell as a teen and by Donnelly in a pointed piece of double-casting as an adult—there’s Joan.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of fretful
Adjective
  • The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of peevish
Adjective
  • This petulant idea almost works because actress Amy Adams, in the nameless role, benefits from no longer being overexposed.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The young girl is petulant and bored at times, playing cards and listening to her grandma’s old-timey records.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of petulant
Adjective
  • As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Even the typically irascible Joy Behar was comparatively tame while expressing her dissatisfaction.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of irascible
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Thesaurus Entries Near snuffy

snuffs (out)

snuffy

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