ärtyisä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cranky adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- fretful adj Inclined to worry or fret.
- grouchy adjective Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
- grumpy adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
- irritable adjective Easily annoyed or made angry; short-tempered.
- snappy adjective Quick and to the point, often used approvingly.
Senses
ärtyisä is used for these senses in English:
- cranky Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- fretful Irritable; bad-tempered; grumpy; peevish.
- grouchy (originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
- grumpy Dissatisfied and irritable.
- irritable Easily exasperated or excited.
- snappy (informal) Irritable.
cranky — full definition
- adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- adjective Not working properly; faulty or unreliable.
fretful — full definition
- adj Inclined to worry or fret.
- adj Unable to settle down; restless and anxious.
- adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
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