52 entries under cranky topic. ×

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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, crabby)
3
churlish(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
3
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, short, crabby)
2
bearish(adjective, difficult, critical, crabby)
2
ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
2
mean(adjective, smooth, evil, sharp, smart)
2
ornery(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
2
spiteful(adjective, irritable, crabby)
2
surly(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, crabby)
1
dour(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward, irritable)
1
grousing(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, critical)
1
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
1
ill-humored(tough, difficult, harsh, short, irritable)
1
morose(mean, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
1
obstinate(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
prickly(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward, sensitive)
1
sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, awkward)
1
stuffy(difficult, crabby)
1
sulky(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable, sullen)
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