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Synonyms for cat-and-dog
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kat-n-dawg, -dog |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæt nˈdɔg, -ˈdɒg |
Top 10 synonyms for cat-and-dog
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- bellicose
- brawling
- cat-and-dog
- choleric
- churlish
- crabby
- cross
- disputatious
- dissentious
- excitable
- fiery
- gladiatorial
- hasty
- have chip on shoulder
- hotheaded
- huffy
- impassioned
- irascible
- irritable
- ornery
- passionate
- peevish
- pettish
- pugnacious
- querulous
- ructious
- snappy
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- truculent
- violent
- war
Définition of cat-and-dog
- As in quarrelsome : adj being disagreeable
- Never such a cat-and-dog life as they've been leading ever since!
- Extract from : « Tess of the d'Urbervilles » by Thomas Hardy
- But ever since the znaharka's blessing had been accorded to this particular union the pair had led a cat-and-dog life.
- Extract from : « The Romance of the Woods » by F. J. Whishaw
- They smiled and were gracious, called each other Butterwell and Crosbie, and abstained from all cat-and-dog absurdities.
- Extract from : « The Last Chronicle of Barset » by Anthony Trollope
- Consternation versus Hilarity went racing suddenly like a cat-and-dog combat across his eyes.
- Extract from : « Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
- We lived a cat-and-dog existence, and parted with mutual recriminations, since when I have not seen her!
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Marriage » by Henry St. John Cooper
- Vandyke's no angel, and he and March have been doing a bit of the cat-and-dog act in a quiet way lately.
- Extract from : « Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
- But I always felt sure that she did the deed, for it was proved they led a cat-and-dog life.
- Extract from : « Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl » by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
- The mutual affection of these two animals is unbounded, and yet we hear human disagreements compared to cat-and-dog life!
- Extract from : « Chatterbox Stories of Natural History » by Anonymous
- Skippy, whose relations with the opposite sex were of the cat-and-dog variety, solemnly raised his hand.
- Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson
- Lady Flo: Nevertheless, I assure you they lead a cat-and-dog existence.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
Antonyms for cat-and-dog
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