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spitfire
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 spitfire
A highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman).
Roget 901:
irascibility,
irascibleness,
temper;
crossness
etc.
adj.;
susceptibility,
procacity,
petulance,
irritability,
tartness,
acerbity,
protervity;
pugnacity
etc.
(contentiousness)
720.
excitability
etc.
825;
bad temper,
fiery temper,
crooked temper,
irritable
etc.
adj..
temper;
genus irritabile [Lat.],
hot blood.
ill humor
etc.
(sullenness)
901.1;
asperity
&c.;
churlishness
etc.
(discourtesy)
895.
huff
etc.
(resentment)
900;
a word and a blow.
Sir Fretful Plagiary;
brabbler†,
Tartar;
shrew,
vixen,
virago,
termagant,
dragon,
scold,
Xantippe;
porcupine;
spitfire;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887;
fury
etc.
(violent person)
173.
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