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irritable(adjective, mean, keen, low)
25
testy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, low)
25
petulant(adjective, delicate, cross, short)
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cross(noun, adjective, keen, sharp, low)
24
irascible(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
24
peevish(adjective, delicate, cross, short)
19
cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, low)
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touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
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bad-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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snappish(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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cantankerous(adjective, low, sad, delicate)
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hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, intense)
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crabby(adjective, low, sad, cross)
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grouchy(adjective, low, sad, delicate)
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crusty(adjective, short, irritable, crabby)
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quarrelsome(adjective, disagreeable, aggressive, fiery)
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querulous(adjective, delicate, cross, short)
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crotchety(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
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grumpy(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive)
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fiery(adjective, cross, passionate, violent)
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