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74 entries under surly topic. ×

4
brusque(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, rude)
4
snappy(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
4
unfriendly(adjective, mean, hard, evil, rough)
3
carping(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
3
hostile(adjective, upset, mean, hard, evil)
3
ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate)
3
resentful(adjective, cross, emotional, disagreeable, angry)
2
complaining(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
disobliging(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
2
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
2
sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
1
cynical(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, gloomy)
1
dirty(adjective, mean, hard, rough, nasty)
1
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
1
dissatisfied(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
1
easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
1
exasperated(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
1
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
1
fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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