80 entries under cantankerous topic. ×

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hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary)
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plaintive(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
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pugnacious(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
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ratty(short, irritable, grumpy, snappy)
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snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, irritable, emotional, restless)
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truculent(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, horrible, irritable)
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vinegary(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cranky)
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violent(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, horrible, irritable)
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bad-humored
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easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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eccentric(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
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got up on wrong side of bed(expression, idiom, irritable)
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hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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like a bear(expression, idiom, irritable)
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odd(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
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oversensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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queer(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
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unusual(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
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waspy(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cranky)
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