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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "krakilsk"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kværulantisk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "dwars"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "korzelig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kverelema"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "grumblema"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "incitiĝema"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kolerema"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "malbonhumora"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kärttyisä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "pahantuulinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "irritable"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "bufiñón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "fungón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "roñón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "rosmón"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "launisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "zänkisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "mürrisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "übellaunig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kakótropos",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "κακότροπος"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "anglánta"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "agóideach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "bisbetico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "scorbutico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "collerico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "stizzoso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "irritabile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "irascibile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "intrattabile"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "ācriculus"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "pukukino"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "āritarita"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "nihoniho"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "gretten"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kłótliwy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "swarliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "irritadiço"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "mal-humorado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "ranzinza"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "supărăcios"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "susceptibil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "iritabil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svarlivyj",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "сварливый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "intratable"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"tags": [
"Latin-America"
],
"word": "mañoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "enojadizo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "arisco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "cascarrabias"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "grälsjuk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kverulantisk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "kvirrig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "grinig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "gnällig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "knarrig"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "aksi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "geçimsiz"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"word": "huysuz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "svarlyvyj",
"sense": "ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сварливий"
}
],
"word": "cantankerous"
}
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