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κακότροπος — meaning in English

kakotropos

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English meaning

  • cantankerous adj Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
  • crusty adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
  • grouchy adjective Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
  • grumpy adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.

Senses

κακότροπος is used for these senses in English:

  • bad-tempered Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
  • cantankerous Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
  • crusty (informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
  • grouchy (originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
  • grumpy Dissatisfied and irritable.
  • quarrelsome Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

crusty — full definition

  1. adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
  2. adjective Grumpy or short-tempered, often in an old, curmudgeonly way.

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