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147 entries under mean topic. ×
| mocking(adjective, sharp, ironic, sarcastic) | |
| morose(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable) | |
| obstinate(difficult, cross, irritable, ugly) | |
| out of sorts(expression, idiom, nervous, irritable) | |
| satirical(severe, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| sharp(smooth, severe, nasty, harsh) | |
| smooth(cunning, knowing, sly, crafty) | |
| snarling(adjective, sharp, nasty, irritable) | |
| sulky(adjective, sensitive, irritable, sullen) | |
| sullen(short, irritable, touchy, cranky) | |
| waspy(difficult, cross, irritable, critical) | |
| whining(adjective, difficult, irritable, critical) | |
| acerb(sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| arch(smooth, cunning, knowing, sly) | |
| arrogant(sharp, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| artful(smooth, cunning, knowing, sly) | |
| astute(smooth, cunning, knowing, sly) | |
| austere(sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| backhanded(sharp, nasty, bitter, caustic) | |
| bluffing(smooth, cunning, knowing, sly) |
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