67 entries under cantankerous topic. ×

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hot(adjective, intense, cross, violent, mad)
3
sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
2
complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, sad, cross)
2
ill-humored(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
2
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive)
2
tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
violent(adjective, keen, difficult, intense, hot)
1
brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
1
grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
hypercritical(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
mean(adjective, delicate, violent, sensitive, irritable)
1
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
1
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, irritable, touchy)
1
oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
1
snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
1
tempestuous(adjective, mean, difficult, violent, irritable)
1
thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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vinegary(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
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