Where does “carnaptious” come from?
carnaptious (English) comes from Scots carnaptious, from Scots car-.
carnaptious (English): bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
Definitions
- bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
Ancestry of “carnaptious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | carnaptious | irritable, quarrelsome, snappy |
| 2 | Scots | car- | — |