edgy

crabby

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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crabbiest

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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crabbier

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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apprehensive

/ˌæprəˈhɛnsɪv/

adjective

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

he felt apprehensive about going home

anxious,alarmed,worried,uneasy,nervous,concerned,agitated,restless,edgy,on edge,fidgety,tense,strained,stressed,neurotic,panicky,afraid,scared,frightened,fearful,terrified

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anxious

/ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs/

adjective

Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

she was extremely anxious about her exams

worried,concerned,apprehensive,fearful,uneasy,ill at ease,perturbed,troubled,disquieted,bothered,disturbed,distressed,fretful,fretting,agitated,in a state of agitation,nervous,in a state of nerves,edgy,on edge,tense,overwrought,worked up,keyed up,strung out,jumpy,afraid,worried sick,with one’s stomach in knots,with one’s heart in one’s mouth,on pins and needles,stressed,under stress,in suspense,flurried

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