76 entries under touchy topic. ×

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morose(adjective, low, difficult, cross, miserable)
4
carping(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
4
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
3
snappy(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
3
hot(adjective, intense, cross, violent, mad)
3
sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
2
edgy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
2
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, sad, cross)
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ill-humored(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
2
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive)
2
tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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delicate(adjective, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable, tricky)
1
easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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hypercritical(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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mean(adjective, delicate, violent, sensitive, irritable)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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