chippiness
Quick to snap
Chippiness is the quality of being chippy—irritable, combative, or quick to take offense.
In sports, chippiness describes aggressive play that stops just short of outright fighting: There was some chippiness after the whistle.
The word suggests prickliness or a readiness to bristle at perceived slights.
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
truculence · confrontation · provocation · defiance · abrasiveness · contentiousness · assertiveness · feistiness
Easily provoked irritation
- snappinessTerse, lively sharpness
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
- surlinessIll-tempered rudeness
petulance · crankiness · touchiness · edginess · moodiness · prickliness · waspishness · fractious
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
pugnacity · truculence · confrontation · provocation · defiance · abrasiveness · contentiousness · assertiveness · feistiness · scrappiness
testiness
Easily provoked irritation
- snappinessTerse, lively sharpness
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
surliness · petulance · crankiness · touchiness · edginess · moodiness · prickliness · waspishness · fractious · tetchiness
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
ill-will · spite · animosity · enmity · pique · umbrage · grievance · indignation · disgruntlement · simmering
chippinesseasygoingness
Relaxed, untroubled temperament
affability · amiability · geniality · good nature · agreeableness
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