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HISSY Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word hissy. (exact relations)
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cantankerous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

crabby
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

cranky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• easily irritated or annoyed

cross
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• any affliction that causes great suffering

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

adjective satellite

• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

• annoyed and irritable

verb

• travel across or pass over

• meet at a point

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• fold so as to resemble a cross

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• meet and pass

• trace a line through or across

• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

crotchety
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

difficult
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• hard to control

fractious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• easily irritated or annoyed

• unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

grouchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

grumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

irascible
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quickly aroused to anger

• characterized by anger

irritable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

peevish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

petulant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

prickly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very irritable

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

quarrelsome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• given to quarreling

short-tempered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quickly aroused to anger

snappish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• apt to speak irritably

snappy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• apt to speak irritably

• smart and fashionable

• pleasantly cold and invigorating

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

• quick and energetic

surly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

testy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

Alternatives for CANTANKEROUS

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