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147 entries under mean topic. ×
| carping(adjective, praise, severe, nasty) | |
| peevish(adjective, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| cross(noun, adjective, severe, difficult) | |
| testy(noun, adjective, severe, difficult) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| querulous(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate) | |
| sarcastic(adjective, sharp, nasty, speech) | |
| caviling(adjective, smooth, severe, false) | |
| faultfinding(verb, adjective, praise, severe) | |
| touchy(adjective, severe, short, sensitive) | |
| fault-finding(adjective, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross) | |
| crabby(adjective, severe, difficult, irritable) | |
| fretful(adjective, tough, harsh, cross) | |
| severe(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, delicate) | |
| irascible(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| waspish(adjective, difficult, cross, short) | |
| contrary(adjective, severe, difficult, critical) | |
| crabbed(adjective, tough, delicate, cross) |
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