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94 entries under grumpy topic. ×
| tough(bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| trying(bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| uptight(adjective, upset, delicate, sensitive, hostile) | |
| awkward(small, restricted, bad-tempered, confined) | |
| base(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite) | |
| boorish(rude, coarse, sullen, bad-tempered) | |
| cynical(bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| exasperated(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, short) | |
| harsh(gloomy, depressed, ugly, sullen) | |
| irked(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, short) | |
| resentful(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, short) | |
| snippy(rude, unpleasant, coarse, disagreeable, sullen) | |
| thin-skinned(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, emotional) | |
| truculent(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant, coarse) | |
| unmannerly(adjective, nasty, rude, coarse, polite) | |
| unpolished(adjective, rude, coarse, polite, blunt) | |
| unsociable(rude, coarse, sullen, bad-tempered) | |
| acrid(bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| brief(irritable, gruff, sarcastic, peevish) | |
| chuffy(bad-tempered, tetchy) |
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