spikiness
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈspaɪkɪnəs/
- The manager's spikiness during the meeting created an uncomfortable atmosphere among the team.
Examples
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Apart altogether from McMoran's spikiness, she had never been happy in the department, as later she confessed.
Fiction book (1998) -
His constant spikiness made it difficult for anyone to approach him without feeling tense.
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She often spoke with spikiness, which left her friends unsure of how to respond.
Synonyms
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4.2
Being easily annoyed or quick to become angry
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6.1
A habit of speaking in a harsh, critical way
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6.7
A sharp quality in someone's voice that shows irritation or tension
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7.9
A short, direct way of speaking that often seems rude
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6.6
A rough, unfriendly way of speaking or acting
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4.6
A harsh, sudden way of speaking that sounds unfriendly
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7.3
A tendency to become easily annoyed and impatient
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7.7
A short, slightly rude way of speaking to someone
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9.8
A sharp, bitter way of speaking that hurts people
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8.5
A habit of giving short, angry answers when annoyed
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8.0
Speech or writing that is sharp and often hurts people
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9.2
A tendency to become easily annoyed and show anger
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9.7
Speech or writing that is sharply critical and makes people feel bad
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4.4
A person who is easily annoyed and speaks in short, sharp words
A harsh tone in speech or writing that hurts people
A sharp, bitter way of speaking that hurts people
Antonyms
How Abrasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spikiness comes from spike ('sharp point') plus -ness ('quality'), and a helpful way to remember it is to picture speech with many small sharp points—short, cutting comments. So, spikiness describes a brusque or easily irritated manner or tone.