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72 entries under critical topic. ×
| huffy(mean, nervous, irritable, worried) | |
| irritable(mean, severe, cross, nervous, short) | |
| ornery(mean, nervous, irritable, worried) | |
| querulous(mean, nervous, short, irritable, worried) | |
| reproachful(adjective, severe, harsh, demanding) | |
| severe(harsh, cross, contrary, demanding) | |
| short-tempered(mean, nervous, irritable, worried) | |
| splenetic(adjective, mean, nervous, short, irritable) | |
| testy(mean, severe, cross, short, irritable) | |
| touchy(mean, severe, cross, short, irritable) | |
| very critical(expression, severe, cross, contrary) | |
| whining(mean, irritable, sullen, cranky) | |
| bellyaching(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining) | |
| berating | |
| condemnatory(adjective, severe, disapproving, nit-picking) | |
| criticizing(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining) | |
| culpatory(adjective, severe, disapproving, nit-picking) | |
| damning | |
| deprecatory(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining) | |
| discontented(dissatisfied, complaining) |
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