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- Thesaurus|1.2k
- Abbreviations|0
112 entries under critical topic. ×
| biting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| condemnatory(severe, disapproving, nit-picking, pharisaical) | |
| contemptuous(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, harsh) | |
| crabby(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) | |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| cutting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| fractious(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| judgmental | |
| moaning(noun, verb, adjective, dissatisfied) | |
| pedantic(adjective, overcritical, censorious) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) | |
| reproachful(severe, harsh, demanding, unfavorable) | |
| short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| bellyaching(noun, adjective, dissatisfied, complaining) | |
| bemoaning(difficult, discontented, complaining, bearish) | |
| cavillous(severe, harsh, cross, contrary) | |
| contrary(mean, severe, cross, nervous, worried) | |
| crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) |
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