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418 entries under adjective topic. ×
| sour(hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| waspish(mean, difficult, attitude, cross) | |
| curmudgeonly(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty) | |
| choleric(low, difficult, sad, delicate) | |
| splenetic(mean, low, sad, delicate) | |
| disagreeable(hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| ill-natured(mean, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| moody(low, sad, cross, unpleasant) | |
| quarrelsome(rough, nasty, difficult, dark) | |
| perverse(mean, tough, severe, firm) | |
| short-tempered(cross, irritable, quick, touchy) | |
| bearish(rough, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| captious(mean, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| contrary(tough, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| dour(rough, nasty, low, difficult) | |
| morose(mean, rough, nasty, low) | |
| ornery(mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| sullen(mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| fractious(mean, difficult, cross, short) | |
| mean(nasty, attitude, harsh, delicate) |
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