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69 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×
| quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| disputatious(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| bellicose(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| testy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| touchy(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, nasty, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| querulous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, argumentative) | |
| eristic(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, conflict) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| waspish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unfriendly, irritable) |
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