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Adjective
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Strong winds also may have North Texans feeling more irritable, which scientists blame on there being too many positive ions in the air.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Signs of overextension burnout include feeling emotionally drained, becoming irritable and struggling to focus—all of which can affect both your work and personal life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That pleasurable little paradox can be traced as far back as the 1952 classic melodrama The Bad and the Beautiful, or as recently as 2022's bilious Babylon.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the Nineties, the report became a staple in the bilious feedstock of right-wing militias, part of a slurry of propaganda that turned legitimate grievances into the conviction that FEMA agents in unmarked black helicopters were soon to enact a new world order.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Many praised him for protecting his personal space, and other owners highlighted just how grumpy their own dogs can be too.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Swells surge then abate, storms get grumpy but never plausibly murderous.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Named Lija, the wary but winsome mutt — in fact played by the filmmaker’s own pet — is snappish and defensive when her wounds are first treated, only to slowly relent and relax in the face of genuine tenderness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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At the very least, Washington sought to assure the fretful Parsons that all was not yet lost.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Now, for many in the business world, that question feels almost passé, part of an earlier, more fretful era of narratives.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The league is siding with a petulant owner over the fans, which shouldn't be surprising but is still massively disappointing.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Pittsburgh's newest antihero is a petulant pickle reminding public transit riders to be a little more considerate of fellow commuters.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Based on a true story, Doc follows Dr. Amy Larsen (Parker), a brilliant but irascible surgeon who forgets the last eight years of her life after she was involved in a car accident.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Snuffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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