15
moody(adjective, hurt, blue, low, sad)
14
curmudgeonly
14
sullen(adjective, upset, hurt, blue, rough)
13
splenetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
13
waspish(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
12
crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, unpleasant)
12
morose(adjective, mean, blue, rough, nasty)
12
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, unstable, irritable)
11
disagreeable(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, attitude)
11
gruff(adjective, low, rude, gloomy, coarse)
11
ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, irritable)
10
bearish(adjective, nasty, cross, irritable, emotional)
10
huffy(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive, unstable)
9
brusque(adjective, low, sad, rude, unpleasant)
9
choleric(adjective, low, sad, delicate, cross)
9
rude(adjective, rough, coarse, sullen, grumpy)
9
ugly(adjective, mean, blue, low, sad)
8
acrimonious(adjective, mean, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
8
gloomy(adjective, blue, rough, nasty, low)
8
spiteful(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, cross)
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