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Sense: Adjective: nervous
Synonyms:
nervous Collocations, on edge, tense Collocations, anxious Collocations, uneasy Collocations, antsy , nervy , uptight Collocations , high-strung , highly strung , keyed up , jittery, jumpy, stressed Collocations, stressed out , restless Collocations, unsettled, ill at ease, on the edge of your seat , on tenterhooks , in suspense
Sense: Adjective: irritable
Synonyms:
irritable, snappy , touchy Collocations , crabby , grumpy Collocations, cranky Collocations, snippety , snippy , prickly , uptight Collocations , quick-tempered, short-tempered, volatile, irascible
Sense: Adjective: provocative
Synonyms:
provocative, provoking, inciting, charged Collocations, controversial Collocations, instigating, stimulating, piquing, daring Collocations, innovative Collocations, cutting-edge, risky Collocations, dangerous Collocations
Sense: Adjective: sharp-edged
Synonyms:
sharp Collocations, sharpened, sharp-edged, honed, edged, cutting Collocations, keen Collocations, knifelike, angular, edgelike