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spiky

adjective (BAD MOOD)
 
 
/ˈspaɪ.ki/ informal

Definition

easily annoyed and not polite: a spiky teenagerBad-tempered
(Definition of spiky adjective (BAD MOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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