carnaptious

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
2 Scots
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Adjective

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Scots carnaptious.

Adjective [edit]

carnaptious (comparative more carnaptious, superlative most carnaptious)

bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy

Scots [edit]

Etymology [edit]

car- + nap + -ious

Source: Dictionary of the Scots Language

Adjective [edit]

carnaptious (comparative mair carnaptious, superlative maist carnaptious)

irritable, quarrelsome, snappy

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