snappish
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Sometimes he was snappish, and sometimes just whiny, but always bristling.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
Lulu has been traumatized by her experiences on the front lines and is skittish and snappish.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Ramona’s claustrophobic hours in the company of her snappish father as he tries to quit smoking are as intimate and unsettling as a John Cassavetes movie.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2021
Let me cut to the chase: Jackson was her astringent, snappish self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
I kept hoping that if I was just snappish enough, she would leave me alone.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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