Peaceable and Shirty

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Peaceable adjective - Inclined to live in peace and to avoid war.

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Shirty is an antonym for peaceable.

Nearby Words: peaceful, peace, peacefully, peaceably

Shirty adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Usage example: the visiting businessman was beginning to feel as though he had encountered every shirty bloke in London

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Peaceable is an antonym for shirty.

Nearby Words: shirt, shirting

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Shirty and Peaceable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peaceable/shirty

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