- soreheaded
- adjective see sorehead
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
soreheaded — adjective Having a tendency to be angry or irritable, easily offended; like a sorehead … Wiktionary
soreheaded — … Useful english dictionary
sorehead — noun Date: 1848 a person easily angered or disgruntled • sorehead or soreheaded adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
ill-tempered — adjective retirement didn t suit Uncle Luke, who soon became sullen and ill tempered Syn: bad tempered, short tempered, quick tempered, ill humored, moody; in a (bad) mood, cross, irritable, irascible, tetchy, testy, crotchety, touchy,… … Thesaurus of popular words
irritable — adjective being out of work made him irritable Syn: bad tempered, short tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, bilious, curmudgeonly, ill tempered, annoyed, cross, ill humored … Thesaurus of popular words
quick-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑short tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured … Useful english dictionary
short-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑quick tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured … Useful english dictionary
soreheadedly — adverb see soreheaded … Useful english dictionary
soreheadedness — noun see soreheaded … Useful english dictionary
sore|head|ed — «SR HEHD ihd, SOHR », adjective. U.S. Informal. feeling angered or offended: »You were soreheaded about something (Sinclair Lewis) … Useful english dictionary