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86 entries under cross topic. ×
| fractious(adjective, difficult, awkward, hostile) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| short-tempered(adjective, ill-tempered) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| crabby(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable) | |
| prickly(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| bearish(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crabbed(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| ill-tempered(adjective, short-tempered) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult) | |
| tense(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crotchety(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, irritable, emotional) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh) | |
| tetchy(adjective, ill-tempered, short-tempered) | |
| carping(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hot(adjective, nasty, determined, hostile) |
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