84 entries under tetchy topic. ×

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churlish(adjective, mean, hard, rough, nasty)
15
sour(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
15
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
11
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, feelings)
10
morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
9
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
8
captious(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
8
gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, feelings)
8
nasty(adjective, mean, hard, rough, attitude)
7
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
7
quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, irritable)
6
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
4
acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
4
brusque(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, rude)
4
edgy(adjective, sensitive, irritable, touchy)
4
snappy(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
3
blunt(adjective, irritable, grumpy, peevish)
2
difficult(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
2
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
2
ratty(irritable, crabby, cantankerous, snappy)
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