14
grouchy(adjective, low, difficult, sad, delicate)
13
crusty(adjective, difficult, short, irritable, crabby)
13
peppery(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, intense)
13
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, disagreeable, aggressive, fiery)
12
indignant(adjective, keen, violent, feelings, anxious)
12
irate(adjective, mad, irritation, annoyance, annoyed)
12
querulous(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
12
tetchy(adjective, cross, feelings, short, sensitive)
11
crotchety(adjective, difficult, cross, short, irritable)
11
curmudgeonly
11
grumpy(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
10
annoyed(adjective, cross, mad, short, irritable)
10
bilious
10
churlish(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritable, turbulent)
10
dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
10
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, violent)
10
furious(adjective, violent, mad, irritation, bitter)
10
irritated(adjective, mad, irritable, irritation, bitter)
10
passionate(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, lively)
9
acrimonious(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritation, annoyance)
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