English

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Etymology

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From Scots carnaptious.

Adjective

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carnaptious (comparative more carnaptious, superlative most carnaptious)

  1. bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy

Scots

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Etymology

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car- + nap + -ious.

Adjective

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carnaptious (comparative mair carnaptious, superlative maist carnaptious)

  1. irritable, quarrelsome, snappy