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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries易怒的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yì nù de
"他今天显得格外易怒。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Irritable, touchy, or quick to take offense.
"He became rather snuffy when his authority was questioned during the meeting." - 2
Soiled with or smelling of snuff.
"The old gentleman wiped his snuffy nose with a crumpled linen handkerchief."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'snuff' (powdered tobacco or the burnt wick of a candle) combined with the suffix '-y' indicating resemblance or quality, originating in Early Modern English. Historically, it evolved from meaning resembling or smelling of snuff to describe someone who is easily offended, irritable, or huffy, likely due to the nasal irritation caused by taking snuff.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snuffy" is said worldwide
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susceptible
Transliteration: syl.sɛp.ti.bl
"Il est devenu très susceptible après ces remarques."
reizbar
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪ̯tsbaːɐ̯
"Er war heute Morgen ungewöhnlich reizbar."
permaloso
Transliteration: per.maˈlo.zo
"Non fare il permaloso per una battuta così."
quisquilloso
Transliteration: kis.kiˈʎo.so
"Se puso muy quisquilloso cuando le criticaron el trabajo."
melindroso
Transliteration: me.lĩˈdɾo.zu
"Ele está muito melindroso hoje."
चिड़चिड़ा
Transliteration: chidchida
"वह आज सुबह से बहुत चिड़चिड़ा लग रहा है।"
易怒的
Transliteration: yì nù de
"他今天显得格外易怒。"
까다로운
Transliteration: kka-da-ro-un
"그는 사소한 일에도 쉽게 화를 낸다."
怒りっぽい
Transliteration: okorippoi
"彼は最近とても怒りっぽくなっている。"
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