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- adjective
bad-tempered ,quarrelsome ,snappy
Etymologies
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From Scots carnaptious.
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My Scotland is still a thrawn, aggressive, carnaptious and disputatious wee nation.
The Guardian World News Kevin McKenna 2010
reesetee commented on the word carnaptious
Irritable; quick-tempered; quarrelsome; cantankerous.
July 31, 2008
juliahuck commented on the word carnaptious
Bad tempered.
December 14, 2010