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Definition of carnaptious in English: carnaptiousadjective kɑːˈnapʃəs Irish, Scottish Bad-tempered and argumentative. the endless round of interviews appears to have made him carnaptious Example sentencesExamples - He was a good soldier: sour, carnaptious, and derisive, but when you hesitated at the bunker entrance, he would be there.
- Cranky and carnaptious, he vented his spleen in satires and clumsy lampoons.
- He was wildly popular with his audiences in spite of being a carnaptious fellow.
- Carnaptious and caustic, his intransigence could make him, by turn, infuriating and impossible to work with.
- It is only when they get to 11 or 12 that these dogs become a bit carnaptious.
Origin Mid 19th century: from intensifying prefix car- + knap in the sense 'bite, snap' + suffix -tious. |