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cross(adjective, mean, bad, hurt, low)
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peevish(adjective, bad, hurt, attitude, delicate)
24
crabby(adjective, hurt, difficulty, rough, nasty)
22
irascible(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
21
cantankerous(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, low)
21
crusty(adjective, mean, coarse, irritable, sullen)
21
grouchy(adjective, low, sad, attitude, delicate)
21
irritable(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, sensitive)
21
testy(adjective, hurt, low, sad, attitude)
20
petulant(adjective, hurt, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
cranky(adjective, low, sad, attitude, delicate)
18
ill-tempered(adjective, attitude, gloomy, depressed, sullen)
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sour(adjective, low, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
17
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, blue, rough)
17
touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, rude)
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churlish(adjective, mean, low, sad, cross)
16
grumpy(adjective, hurt, attitude, delicate, cross)
16
querulous(adjective, mean, bad, hurt, attitude)
16
snappish(adjective, low, attitude, gloomy, short)
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