[chunchīo] (v, exp) EN: be angry ; be in a temper ; take offense ; be bristly ; be irascible ; be irritable ; be quick-tempered ; be furiousFR: être fâché ; être offensé
(adj) very irritable, Syn. waspish, splenetic, prickly, Example:bristly exchanges between the White House and the press; he became prickly and spiteful; witty and waspish about his colleagues
(n) large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers, Syn. Robinia hispida, moss locust, rose acacia