16
touchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
15
churlish(adjective, mean, hard, rough, nasty)
15
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
15
snappish(adjective, difficult, attitude, feelings, irritable)
15
sour(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
15
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
14
ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
14
sulky(adjective, mean, feelings, sensitive, irritable)
13
querulous(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, delicate)
12
moody(adjective, cross, unpleasant, feelings, sensitive)
11
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, feelings)
11
ill-humoured
10
hot-tempered(adjective, unpleasant, negative, crazy, disagreeable)
10
mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, attitude, delicate)
10
morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
10
short-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, straight)
9
angry(adjective, state, mean, feeling, cross)
9
bilious
9
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
9
tetchy(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable, touchy)
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