76 entries under crabby topic. ×

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plaintive(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
3
resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, vulnerable)
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surly(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
choleric(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
displeased(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
growling(mean, irritable, cranky, testy)
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ill-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, cranky)
2
irascible(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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mean(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable, unsettled)
2
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, emotional)
2
sullen(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
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touchy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
ungracious(adjective, sulky, peevish, bad person)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
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bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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