6
nasty(adjective, mean, severe, rough, attitude)
6
tetchy(adjective, cross, short, irritable, touchy)
6
unhappy(adjective, upset, feelings, disagreeable, angry)
5
bilious
5
brooding(adjective, mean, cross, feelings, hostile)
5
contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, unfriendly, irritable)
5
dejected(adjective, feelings, sullen)
5
depressed(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
5
short(adjective, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, abrupt)
5
unsociable(adjective, cross, hostile, irritable, angry)
4
acid(adjective, speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter)
4
blue(adjective, unhappy, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
4
contrary(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
4
discontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, disagreeable, angry)
4
doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful)
4
down(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
4
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, feelings, gloomy)
4
downcast(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
4
edgy(adjective, mean, nervous, short, worried)
4
grim(adjective, sullen)
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