rhubarbative
/ˌruːˈbɑːbətɪv/adjective
Bad-tempered, fractious, disagreeable.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Matthew Sutcliffe (d. 1629), dean of Exeter. From rhubarb + -ative, after Middle French reubarbatif, alteration of rébarbatif after reubarbe, either punningly or through folk-etymological association (probably with similar motivation).
- provincehood
- province line
- Provincetown
- province-wide
- provincial
- provincialate
- provincialise
- provincialism
- provincialist
- provinciality
- provincialization
- provincialize
- provincially
- provincialship
- proving ground
- Provins
- proviral
- provirus
- provision
- provisional
- provisional callus
- provisional driving licence
- provisional driving license
- provisional government
- Provisional I.R.A