40
irritable(adjective, mean, low, difficult, attitude)
38
peevish(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, delicate)
35
testy(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
34
cantankerous(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
33
crabby(adjective, mean, low, difficult, sad)
32
cross(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
30
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, informal, sensitive)
28
snappish(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, low)
26
grouchy(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
26
crotchety(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
26
irascible(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
20
crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, feelings, irritable)
20
ill-tempered(adjective, low, sad, attitude, cross)
20
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
20
crabbed(adjective, low, sad, attitude, delicate)
20
grumpy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
surly(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
19
odd(adjective, characteristic, person, wild, strange)
17
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, negative, short)
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