53 entries under cranky topic. ×

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disgruntled(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable, angry)
3
fretting(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy)
3
surly(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
growling(mean, irritable, crabby, testy)
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ill-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, crabby)
2
mean(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable, unsettled)
2
splenetic(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable, worried)
2
sullen(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
2
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
1
crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
1
crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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crusty(adjective, mean, irritable, grumpy, crabby)
1
huffy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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morose(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
1
ornery(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, critical)
1
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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snappy(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
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