- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
47 entries under cross topic. ×
| carping(adjective, mean, praise, severe, nasty) | |
| peevish(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable) | |
| irritable(adjective, difficult, sensitive, critical) | |
| testy(noun, adjective, mean, severe, difficult) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| censorious(adjective, praise, severe, harsh) | |
| querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult, delicate) | |
| fault-finding(adjective, mean, severe, difficult) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate) | |
| fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh) | |
| overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh) | |
| splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate) | |
| waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, short) | |
| crabbed(adjective, mean, tough, delicate) | |
| cranky(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate) | |
| exacting(adjective, severe, harsh, critical) | |
| grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, delicate) | |
| grumpy(adjective, difficult, delicate, short) | |
| nit-picking(adjective, severe, harsh, critical) |
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