| currish | adj ill-tempered, bengkeng: a ~ nature, sifat bengkeng. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| snappish | adj apt to speak sharply, bengkeng: he always gets ~ when he’s tired, dia selalu menjadi bengkeng apabila letih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharp | ~ tongue, lidah tajam, mulut bisa; be ~ with so., bengkeng thdp sso: she was ~ with the children today, dia bengkeng thdp anak-anaknya hari ini; 10. strong and quick, kuat dan tiba-tiba: he got a ~ blow on his head, dia terkena pukulan yg kuat dan tiba-tiba di kepalanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| touchy | adj 1. easily angered or offended, mudah tersinggung, bengkeng: an over-sensitive ~ woman, seorang perempuan yg terlalu sensitif dan bengkeng; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tartar2 | n (colloq) fearsome and vindictive woman, perempuan yg bengkeng: his wife is a ~, isterinya perempuan yg bengkeng. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| snappishness | n kebengkengan, bengkeng: her ~ increased as the day wore on, semakin hari kebengkengannya semakin bertambah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| testy | adj 1. irritable, (mudah) /bengkeng, melenting/: delays always make him ~, kelewatan selalu membuatnya mudah melenting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| snappy | adj 1. snappish, irritable, bengkeng; 2. (colloq) bright, lively, bersemangat: the dialogue is ~ and amusing, dialog itu bersemangat dan menyeronokkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bilious | adj 1. of, rel to bile, hempedu; 2. affected with bilious disorder, penyakit hempedu: a ~ patient, penghidap penyakit hempedu; 3. peevish, ill-natured, bengkeng, /cepat, lekas/ marah: a ~ old skinflint, seorang tua bakhil yg bengkeng; 4. (colloq), (of colour) hempedu: ~ green, hijau hempedu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharpness | 4.alertness, ketajaman, tajam: as he grew older his wits and his eyes lost their ~, semakin dia bertambah tua ketajaman otak dan penglihatannya semakin kurang; 5. hurtfulness, harshness, cara yg bengkeng: she replied with a certain amount of ~,dia menjawab dgn cara yg agak bengkeng. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |