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curmudgeonly(adjective, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
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ornery(adjective, rough, rude, coarse)
6
querulous(adjective, hard, cross, passionate)
5
grumpy(adjective, irritable, crabby, abrupt)
5
ill-natured(adjective, grumpy, crabby, abrupt)
4
fractious(adjective, tough, cross, unusual)
4
huffy(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
4
quarrelsome(adjective, crabby, cranky)
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sour(adjective, irritable, critical, crabby)
4
tetchy(adjective, cross, irritable, abrupt)
4
whiny(critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
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cross-grained(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
perverse(adjective, tough, irritable, grim)
3
prickly(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
captious(adjective, critical, crabby, cranky)
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contrary(adjective, irritable, grumpy, crabby)
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ill-humored(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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vinegarish(crabby, cranky)
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vinegary(irritable, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
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awkward(adjective, rough, rude, coarse)
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