91 entries under irritable topic. ×

22
carping(adjective, mean, praise, severe, nasty)
19
critical(adjective, praise, difficult, critical)
16
peevish(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate)
14
cross(noun, adjective, mean, severe, difficult)
14
petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive)
12
testy(noun, adjective, mean, severe, difficult)
12
cantankerous(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate)
12
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult, delicate)
10
touchy(adjective, mean, severe, short, sensitive)
9
fault-finding(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
8
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
8
crabby(adjective, mean, severe, difficult)
8
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
8
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
8
snappish(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
8
splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate)
7
choleric(adjective, sharp, difficult, harsh, delicate)
7
irascible(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
7
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
crabbed(adjective, mean, tough, delicate, cross)
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