77 entries under crabby topic. ×

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snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
5
impatient(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable, angry)
4
contrary(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, worried)
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cussed(adjective, mean, irritable, mood)
4
difficult(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
4
displeased(adjective, sullen, discontented, resentful)
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vinegary(adjective, difficult, irritable, mood, grumpy)
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unfriendly(adjective, negative, hostile, irritable)
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awkward(difficult, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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growling(mean, irritable, testy)
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grumbling(irritable, sullen, grumpy, testy)
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uptight(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
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vicious
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vinegarish
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carping(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable, worried)
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critical(mean, difficult, nervous, irritable, worried)
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fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, sullen)
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got up on wrong side of bed(expression, adjective, idiom, irritable, mood)
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like a bear(expression, adjective, idiom, irritable, mood)
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obstinate(mean, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
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