45 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×

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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)
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
ill-tempered(adjective, low, sad, attitude, 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)
15
choleric(adjective, keen, sharp, low, difficult)
15
tetchy(adjective, mean, informal, irritable, mood)
13
querulous(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate, cross)
13
splenetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
13
temperamental(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
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