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- Thesaurus|1.2k
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84 entries under cross topic. ×
| captious(adjective, mean, praise, severe) | |
| caviling(noun, adjective, cut, mean, hit) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, praise, severe, emotional) | |
| querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult) | |
| fretful(adjective, mean, difficult, negative) | |
| nit-picking(noun, adjective, cut, hit, severe) | |
| overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh) | |
| peevish(adjective, mean, severe, nervous) | |
| sarcastic(adjective, mean, severe, nasty) | |
| complaining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult) | |
| finicky(adjective, severe, harsh, critical) | |
| nagging(noun, adjective, severe, harsh) | |
| choleric(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh) | |
| irritable(adjective, mean, severe, critical) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, irritable, emotional) | |
| grousing(noun, adjective, mean, difficult) | |
| grumbling(noun, verb, adjective, difficult) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, irritable, ugly) | |
| ill-tempered(adjective, short-tempered) | |
| petulant(adjective, mean, severe, difficult) |
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