30
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, feeling, keen)
28
irritable(adjective, mean, keen, low, difficult)
25
testy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, low)
25
petulant(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
24
cross(noun, adjective, keen, sharp, low)
24
irascible(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
24
peevish(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
19
cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, low, difficult)
18
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
18
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, sharp)
18
short-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy, volatile)
18
splenetic(adjective, low, sad, delicate, gloomy)
17
mad(adjective, feelings, irritation, annoyance, annoyed)
15
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, sensitive)
15
snappish(adjective, difficult, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
15
cantankerous(adjective, low, difficult, sad, delicate)
15
hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, intense)
15
waspish(adjective, keen, sharp, lively, short)
15
crabby(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
15
ill-tempered(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritable, annoyance)
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