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colgach.

bristling (reacting with anger or indignation)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkolˠəɡəx/Connacht
  1. bristling (reacting with anger or indignation)

  2. prickly (covered with sharp points), awny (having awns; bearded, bristly)

    líon colgach
  3. prickly (easily irritated), irascible, irritable, peppery, ratty (annoyed), waspish

  4. sharp (acrimonious), truculent

  5. bitterly cold

  6. angry (dark and stormy, menacing)

    spéir cholgach
Where this word comes from

From colg + -ach.

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